Don't get me wrong. I like online dating sites. I never have much luck meeting men, but they are entertaining as hell. What I can't figure out is why would anyone under the age of 30 need one? The world is pretty much set up for youth to meet up and pair off.

Anyway, I am posting this little exchange from my online life today. I will not be posting the handle of the boy (yes I do mean boy...he's 20, for lord's sake), because there is no such thing as a secret on the internet, and I would hate for this to come back and bite him in the ass in 15 years when he's running for Senate or something. Just a bit of setup...this is from OKCupid. The pertinent facts from his profile: he's 20, he is still a virgin, and apparently not at all upset by this state of affairs. I'm not even going to comment beyond my reply. Just read, and absorb all the implications for life, the universe and a society circling the drain.

young man looking for a sexy mature woman, like yourself, to lay down and pleasure however she wants for however long she wants, essentially a pleasure slave of sorts.

I have a thing for mature women, and this is my dream.

Make a young man's dream come true?

What does one say to such an elegant invitation? Read on...

First of all...ick.

Second of all, if you knew anything about women, you'd know that if you are trying to land an older woman, the trick is to make her feel young, not "mature."

Lastly, don't believe everything you see on TV or read in Maxim magazine. Most women are appalled by the idea of being a "cougar."

As for myself, if I wanted a child, I'd be adopting one, not trying to sleep with one. That's just creepy. (And for the record, I think it is equally as creepy when a 40 year old man sleeps with a woman of 20, too.)

PS - if you had the strength of character to still be a virgin at 20, then why would you want to throw it away on some freaky online encounter? You think it will be thrilling or something, but I guarantee you're just going to wind up disappointed and with a story you'll be too embarrassed to tell if it comes up in bar conversation with your buddies or later pillow talk with your real future girlfriend or wife. You are 20. Go to bars, chat up girls (and I do mean GIRLS) at school, flirt with them at the grocery, at the laundry, in line at the movies, and the coffee shop. Eventually you will meet one who engages your mind as well as your nether regions. Sleep with her. Not some woman you met on OK Cupid.