There she is. Those cinnamon lips, candy kisses and buttery eyes. She looks finger lickin’ good. She sits in front of you in biology, but you haven’t had the pleasure of those candy kisses.

Forget OK Go’s candy kisses for a minute and listen carefully when roll is called to catch this lollipop’s name. Jessica? Oh man. Why couldn’t her name be Coco or Apple. There has to be more than 100 Jessica’s on Facebook.

Looking on Facebook or MySpace for that guy or girl who caught our eye is about as close to online dating as most of us get.

So what’s the first thing you look at when you find Jessica’s profile? Relationship status, of course. This hottie is single.

Where to from here? Pursue her or chalk it up to just another pretty girl? As you take a closer look at her profile, she lists Coldplay as one of her favorite bands, and she’s in the ‘fat guy in a little coat’ group. Well, you love “Parachutes,” and you’re a Tommy Boy fan too.

Why, it must be kismet.

You shoot her a message asking some lame question about class. This gives you an excuse to talk to her the next day, which leads to small talk. After talking about your sweaty armpit professor and making references to the Sure deodorant commercials, you decide this girl is awesome.

You’re ready to take these armpit talks out of the classroom. Here comes the cardinal sin. You message her and ask, ‘Hey, would you want to get coffee sometime?’ This is every woman’s dream guy. The too insecure, hide behind the keyboard, no game when it comes to women, loser.

In your defense, you’ll say you meant it casually. It was just two friends getting together, which doesn’t merit an in-person invite. She doesn’t buy that.

You see her three days a week, giving you plenty of opportunities to ask her in person. Women dig confidence. It’s a fact. So ask in person.

I mean, what if this lasts forever and you get married? That’s a story for the grand kids. My husband first asked me out via Internet messaging. He had me at hello? No, he had me at ‘You have one new message.’

Yeah, he was a tool in college.

Online dating is probably not a problem for this generation just yet. If you’re single, balding and approaching 50, online dating may become a great way to hook up with Sexkitten69. I bet she’s a looker.

If you want this lollipop, keep your hands out of the cookie jar. No virtual cookies necessary for bagging your dream girl.