Long, long ago there was a time when we would rely on a local event,
our friends, or even a fair to meet our significant others. Times have
changed. Now we rely on our Internet service providers to open the doors
to romance. Whether we like it or not, the Internet has changed our lives,
especially the way we date and meet people.
Positives and negatives :
Like everything else in life, there are both positive and negative aspects
to finding romance on the Web. For one, the screening process is much
more elaborate. You can go through a dating service, find a person based
on your criteria, see their picture, and get a lot more information on
your prospect than from the personal ads in your local newspaper. This
helps save a lot of valuable time since the chances of going on a horrible
date are reduced with this more intricate screening process.
Another positive aspect is that it's very likely for people who meet
online through community chat lines to meld psychologically before taking
a peak at each other. The kind of interaction two people have over an
Internet line is more intimate and more revealing than any phone conversation,
where pretension and posing are the themes of the game. Not only can
we hide our true identity online a lot more easily than in the real world,
the pressures of spontaneous conversation, looking our best and cracking
funny jokes don't exist.
Why do we go online? :
The Internet has changed the way people look for each other since we
live in a customizable society where we assume we can get anything in
the shape, size or color of our choice. This mentality extends to the
online world where we search for a perfect mate, with the added convenience
of a mouse click.
Essentially, men and women have moved their search for the love of their
lives to the Internet because it's a much simpler way to find someone.
Most men dread approaching women in the streets or at clubs, while most
women hate being approached, as much as they might be interested in whatever
men have to offer. Online, none of these societal rules take hold, giving
people a lot more leeway to introducing themselves to other lost souls.
