Green Dating

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Green is the buzzword today. These days when the gas is hitting the $4.00 mark, being 'not-green' is so old fashion.

There is a serious consensus that using the word 'eco' in nick names like eco_treehugger, eco_virgin22 help you get laid or get a date. Well we are familiar with - green cars, green computer, green clothes, green electricity but how about 'Green Dating'.

Ever heard of a non-profit company called ZeroFootPrint or for that matter the concept of Carbon Footprint? The first time someone asked me my carbon footprint, I replied- "Eight". Thinking he was asking my shoe size.

Well Carbon related to cars, heating, food etc. is understood but dating? How on earth can a kiss cause carbon emission? May be there is an answer to that question, I don't know. But the point is, where are we going with this? What's next? Green marriage, green kids? Websites like GreenSingles.com, GreenPassions.com are becoming the safe haven for singles who eat and drink 'Global Warming'. But can we use the same criteria to choose our mates as we use to choose our bathroom cleaners? Someone said, "If you form a Cult, they will follow".

A quick visit to one of the popular green dating sites and I came across nick names like - lambfeathers, ecomaster, gopolar. It was rejuvenating to find sexual orientation as eco-sexual instead of hetero or bi. I was relieved to find that the gender option still had 2 choices.

One profile wrote - "Naturist, bi, eco-friendly seeking love; must love dogs". I wonder how do I kill the ozone layer by writing "Looking for girl, like minded, friendly, blah blah..."? This beyond my intelligence!

I am green in my way and I do that by - Car pooling, Recycling paper and avoiding plastic bags. But the thought of riding to work, going on a date wearing only body hair or looking for a Eco-sexual date on a green dating site is depressing and so unromantic.

What is your idea of green dating and do you know your carbon footprint? Let us know.