Musings On Online Dating...
Undoubtedly, school and college provide the biggest opportunities to meet your romantic partner. The abundance of people of all shapes and sizes from all walks of life together with a wide range of personalities allow a significantly higher chance of finding someone that you are attracted to.
However, the truth is only a small percentage of relationships involving high school and college sweethearts end up in marriage. When working life begins, finding time to mingle and socialize with potential partners will become a luxury that few people can afford.
Thus, many resort to alternative means of finding romance in the form of online dating websites, Internet forums dedicated to singles, etc. From a convenience standpoint, these online sites provide a wealth of information from photos to personal information and interests as well
as partner requirements without having to even leave your computer desk.
For the busy, huge amounts of time can be saved by filtering out the 'weeds' based on their online profiles down to a select few that share common interests and fulfill their requirements. For the shy, online dating serves as a first step to familiarize yourself with others without revealing too much personal information.
Also, I think that meeting people online has the advantage of bypassing the physical attraction phase and allow people to discover each other's personality and character without the prejudice sometimes caused by perceived physical unattractiveness. This is provided both parties are not shallow and insist on an exchange of photographs even before the pleasantries have concluded ;)
In this way, the Internet allows 2 people to communicate to each other on a personal level allowing them to form a more solid opinion about each other without having to meet up in person. If either party find themselves disinterested in continuing the conversation, a mere polite goodbye will suffice to terminate the relationship immediately. You probably could never do that in a coffee date or a dinner date without appearing extremely rude. :D
Nevertheless, regardless of its many benefits, I would like to emphasize that the Internet is at best, a good place to meet people online and should never be the place where the entire relationship exists. The only way a relationship can progress is for both parties to meet up in person.
When this happens, one must take all the necessary precautions due to the high potential of danger involved. There are unfortunately a large number of individuals who abuse the Internet to seek their prey and thus everyone especially women should take extra care in meeting up with people they met online.
However, the truth is only a small percentage of relationships involving high school and college sweethearts end up in marriage. When working life begins, finding time to mingle and socialize with potential partners will become a luxury that few people can afford.
Thus, many resort to alternative means of finding romance in the form of online dating websites, Internet forums dedicated to singles, etc. From a convenience standpoint, these online sites provide a wealth of information from photos to personal information and interests as well
as partner requirements without having to even leave your computer desk.
For the busy, huge amounts of time can be saved by filtering out the 'weeds' based on their online profiles down to a select few that share common interests and fulfill their requirements. For the shy, online dating serves as a first step to familiarize yourself with others without revealing too much personal information.
Also, I think that meeting people online has the advantage of bypassing the physical attraction phase and allow people to discover each other's personality and character without the prejudice sometimes caused by perceived physical unattractiveness. This is provided both parties are not shallow and insist on an exchange of photographs even before the pleasantries have concluded ;)
In this way, the Internet allows 2 people to communicate to each other on a personal level allowing them to form a more solid opinion about each other without having to meet up in person. If either party find themselves disinterested in continuing the conversation, a mere polite goodbye will suffice to terminate the relationship immediately. You probably could never do that in a coffee date or a dinner date without appearing extremely rude. :D
Nevertheless, regardless of its many benefits, I would like to emphasize that the Internet is at best, a good place to meet people online and should never be the place where the entire relationship exists. The only way a relationship can progress is for both parties to meet up in person.
When this happens, one must take all the necessary precautions due to the high potential of danger involved. There are unfortunately a large number of individuals who abuse the Internet to seek their prey and thus everyone especially women should take extra care in meeting up with people they met online.
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