UNREQUITED WORDS PRESENTS

Oldie’s Contempt for Online Dating

100-word Microfiction

Srinath

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Old Mary was totally from another era.

“These millennials, they are so experimental,” she was telling her young neighbour Stella across the balcony.

“Online dating’s become a fad, and every bloke is taking the bait. My friend, Jim, was finally ready to marry someone who he’d met online. Turns out, it was a man posing as a girl. Poor chap, broke his heart.”

“Yeah. Risky business,” obliged Stella. “Okay, gotta go. Steve’s back from work.”

“Bye… Wait a sec. You promised to tell me your steadfast story of love. Can you tell me how you met Steve, for now?”

“Online.”

Thanks for dropping by.

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Srinath

Tired of a normal life. Afraid of a different one. I’ve taken refuge in Poetry and dreams. Aspiring Aspirer.