It's been said that blogs--the anonymous "Web log" diaries that many people maintain on the Internet--are the new journalism. They should be called the new reality TV. Obsessed with minutiae, relentlessly intimate, at times very realistically tedious, they allow readers to page through all the dirty details of ether people's private lives. Unlike reality TV, though, blogs are often created by people in situations you might relate to: Finding a date. Winning a bickering contest. Breaking a heart. A message to all voyeurs: Think about getting broadband.--KM

LONELY HEART-FEMALE

www.ediesingleton.com Dating chronicle of an urban 20-something who can't get--and can't get her mind off--Mister Right.

BEST FEATURE:

Blog title: "A mating call in the concrete jungle"

SHE SWOONS:

"The other day, I saw a really cute guy at the corner store.... His meaty, meaty hands had little bits of paint stuck to them.... He was buying only a box of doughnuts and a bag of chips. Gee I wonder if he is single?"

WE CAN'T BELIEVE:

She actually admits how much she obsesses over this stuff. (We all do it, honey ... We just don't talk about it!)

LONELY HEART-MALE

www.thebachelorblog.com Self-absorbed single guy gives online dating (and bachelors, and, for that matter, men in general) a very bad name. What women fear men are really like.

BEST FEATURE:

Index of monikers (Jet Fuel, Angry Walk, etc.) for every woman mentioned, with helpful descriptions ("bountiful body parts," "Little cutie with the big booty") so readers can keep track.

HE BRAGS:

"Dr. Feelgood's insecurities are getting on my nerves, so I am going to use that as an excuse to dump her. So, the e-mail goes out in a few minutes and I am back in action. Oh, wait a minute, I was never out of action in the first place was I? LOL."

WE CAN'T BELIEVE:

He breaks up via e-mail and then posts his girlfriends' "you jerk" responses for public inspection.

COHABITATING

www.thingsmygirlfriend andIhavearguedabout.com Ever get into an absurdly pointless quarrel with your sweetie? Not compared to this guy, you haven't Hilarious chronicle of unbelievably petty fights.

BEST FEATURE:

The URL, of course!

HE DRONES:

"There are many arguments we have over arguments.... An especially frequent argument argument, however, is the result of Margret NOT STICKING TO THE DAMN ARGUMENT, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE Margret jack-knifes from argument to argument, jigs direction randomly and erratically like a shoal of Argument Fish being followed by a Truth Shark."

WE CAN'T BELIEVE:

They've been together for 14 years, From reading the blog, it seems like they've been at it since the dawn of time.