Looking For Love...Online

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Today, we have the ability to do a multitude of tasks online; a computer is used in almost every school, home, and business in America. It’s not so futuristic to think that people would also find ways to enhance their personal lives online. Dating online began in the 1970’s and carried with it the stigma that only desperate people used the web to search for a love; however, today this stigma is gone, and dating online is a widely excepted practice. Dating on the internet is straight forward. A person becomes acquainted with another person through the process of e-mail; the two people then explore their compatibility by finding out the other person’s likes and dislikes, before meeting face-to-face. Getting started with online dating is relatively fast and painless. According to King, Oden and Lohr, we create a ‘“personality profile”’ (49), furthermore, the authors explained, the created profile is then “used to maximize the chance of compatibility. Matches are presented to the user who can then follow them up by e-mailing something along the lines of ‘“Hey, I like your profile.”’ If there is mutual interest, the pair can then discuss topics of interest, which can eventually lead to personal intimate contact” (49). Although traditional dating is often extensively time consuming for both people, online dating, however, is more convenient, highly successful, as well as a cost effective, fun and safe way to meet other single people. The convenience of online dating has become a very appealing way to find romance, in today’s busy world. Today, our lives are so fast paced with demanding jobs, errands, and social obligations that the hours of the day just slip away. Moreover, many people have lost the ability and time need... ... middle of paper ... ...nsive dates. As well as saving the dater from possibly devastating matches unsuited to the dater—thus, online dating eliminates some of the undesirable matches one encounters in traditional dating. Works Cited Biever, Celeste. "Modern Romance." New Scientist 190.2549 (2006): 2. Web. 21 Jan. 2011. . Jamieson, Valerie. "The Dating Game." New Scientist 201.2695 (2009): 1. Web. 21 Jan. 2011. . King, Amee E., Deena A. Oden, and Jeffrey M. Lohr. "Browsing for Love in All the Wrong Places." Skeptic15.1 (2009): 8. Web. 22 Jan. 2011. . Stevens, Sarah B., and Tracy L. Morris. "College Dating and Social Anxiety: Using the Internet as a Means of Connecting to Others." CyberPsychology & Behavior 10.5 (2007): 9. Web. 22 Jan. 2011. .

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