Quantcast
breaking news

From Chapel Dates to Online Connections

By: Marlisa Goldsmith
Updated: February 14, 2013
watch video
"I walked in trying to find my spot, and I looked over and there he was," says Conni Robinett.

It was love at first sight.

"I remember seeing her coming down the aisle and thinking, well, excellent," says David Robinett.

Twenty-eight years ago David and Conni Robinett met the traditional way, but long gone are the days of chapel dating. Now students are going digital.

"Students come online, take the quiz, we've got about 20 questions. We match them up based on different categories," says Allen Taylor.

ACU's Association of Computing Machinery has developed an online compatibility test used to match students with potential mates.

For hours, hundreds of students poured into the campus center, many lining up in anticipation for their results.

Molly Dudensing says, "You wonder how accurate it is, like if it will actually produce a good match or anything."

This is the first time Molly says she has tried something like this. A new technique, looking for the same old thing, love. But will she find it?

"I'm just curious more than anything so who knows, maybe so," she says.

Judging from the results emailed to her, it is still a little too early to tell. But at least she knows of one person she can cross off her list.

She explains, "One person I knew and it said worst match. It was really funny."

Many students say they are just taking the tests just for fun, but it does show just how much times have changed.

David Robinett is glad he found his wife when he did.

He says, "There are a lot of things that we do like but i don't think on paper it would have translated, so they wouldn't have put us together."

While this generation may be finding love in the digital world, with nearly 25 years of marriage, the Robinett's prove, maybe we should not rule out the traditional way just yet.

Comments

Readers Feel...

hello
Related Content

The Albany Lady Lions were able to chip away at a Windthorst lead and come away with a victory to advance to the regional finals....

The Comanche Maidens are one step closer to the State Tournament after sweeping Coahoma in the regional semifinals....

A fast start on Saturday afternoon would be enough to push the Hawley Lady Bearcats to the regional quarterfinals....

The Stamford Bulldogs were able to defeat a familiar foe, Seymour, on Saturday and move on to the regional semifinals for the fourth straight year....

The Bangs Dragons were able to rally and move on in the playoffs in what could have been the final at-bat of their season on Saturday afternoon....

The Mustangs fell in another close game to Andrews on Saturday afternoon in what turned out to be their last game of the season....

The Wylie Bulldogs were eliminated on Saturday after a hot day at the plate for the Lubbock Cooper Pirates....

Colorado City welcomed hundreds of motorcyclists as they made a pit stop downtown. Veterans riding their bikes from California to Washington D.C., for the 25th annual Run for the Wall say they're is...

A new device is helping patients lower their medication-resistant blood pressure....

Sexually transmitted diseases are a serious problem nationwide, and local doctors tell us that here in the Big Country is no exception. But discussing that private information is usually left behind...

 
Find Articles Here
 
      Page 2 of 640
 
Search BigCountryHomepage.com