Never judge a person by their facebook picture…

a lesson learned the hard way. We are a part of the generation of facebook creepers. If you are anything like my friends, or me, you know exactly what I’m talking about. You learn to judge a person by their pictures, by the number friends they have, and by their wall posts. Unfortunately, as much as I hate to say this, facebook doesn’t give you the whole story. Here is my experience…

I thought that I had found the perfect man; a basketball player, smart, tall, good body… what more could I ask for? I facebook stocked him for weeks and hoped that one day I could meet him in person. A few weeks later some friends and I decided to go figure skating and our guy friend told me about his friend who wanted to meet me. He told me his name, and I swear my heart stopped. This friend happened to be the man that I had crept on. I got all excited and thought that I was going to have the best night of my life.

The night came and my friends and I got to the dorm and I anxiously waited for him to arrive. When he walked through the door, I stood there (you know, trying to be cool) so I pretended to be texting. As he got closer to me, I lifted my head up to take a good look. I prepared myself to see a gorgeous man. I expected the word “wow” to come out of my mouth but instead, I looked over at my friends and the word “eww” came out.

He looked NOTHING like his facebook picture! I guess he’s just photogenic. I was so disappointed. And although it was hard, I learned my lesson…never judge a person by their facebook picture.

As Mya Angelou would say, “When you learn, teach, when you get, give.” So here is my lesson to you: Don’t judge someone by their facebook, by a picture, or by someone else’s opinion. Learn to wait and make your first impressions by what you experience when you meet people in person.

Throughout all of life’s obstacles, “still I rise” and so will you!

Love Always,

Maya