Online Dating: The New Form of Looking for Love

March 27, 2009 kellyyoung

New age media has changed everything we do; from the way we cook to the way we talk on the phone and now to the way we date. People don’t seem to care for face to face interaction anymore, its all about time management and getting to know people when it is convenient, preferably on the fly. This is why there has become a growing trend in social networking, virtual speed dating and online dating services. People like the idea of getting to know people in the comforts of their own homes and without the intrusiveness of meeting strangers for the first time. Dating over the internet makes people feel more at ease, there is less to worry about. For instance, not liking your dates appearances or the feeling of an awkward silence. All this can easily be avoided by simply logging out of the web site, can there really be a bad side?

People start to loss out on real communication having to go through a medium such as the internet to connect with the outside world. Not to mention that a lot of the stuff put out on the internet is false, half of the people on these dating sites lie about something in there profile. It might be easier to just meet up with a person in real life see if you like them or not and move on. Instead of looking online then deciding the person is worth the time in meeting, then going through the process of getting together and realizing the person form your virtual reality is not who they seem to be, thus resulting in the process starting all over again. Why bother. Even though today people live stressful lives it seems more fun and interactive to meet with people in person, instead of dating your Dell.

Entry Filed under: New Age Media,Social Networking

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