In an era where people are constantly busy... who has time to meet someone or go on dates? Since almost everyone is connected to technology 24-7, it may seem logical to try online dating. According to online dating magazine, more than 20 million people visit online dating services a month. So how do you find "the one" without meeting them first in person?
This fox news article-- http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/16/online-dating-matures-5-new-sites-that-will-get-lucky/ highlights five new websites that are different than the typical online dating sites. These boast creative ways to help you find your perfect match... one offers the best concept by proposing dates with a particular topic, another is only for the elite market of verified grads from top universities, there's one that is geared towards groups of people... and the list goes on.
I don't agree with online dating. I know sites like match.com claim that 12 people are married or engaged everyday because of their website, but I don't buy it. Its hard to find people that you connect with and even harder to find "the one"... but wouldn't it be easier if you don't spend all of your time on technology? These websites may provide great services, but I think meeting in person is the best way to find the best matches for love.
So... i have never tried online dating, and i (like most other people in the class) want to say i probably never will. But lately i have considered that maybe there isn't just "the one" but any compatible matches that, if allowed to, can become the love of your life. I don't necessarily think these people are wasting their time. I mean, we are in college, we have classmates, co-workers, and close friends. What about those who have exhausted every other option?
ReplyDeleteI am not disagreeing with you entirely, but i think this whole technology thing really is the future (and the now). I mean someone 20 years ago would laugh at the idea of sharing ideas and catching up with friends via Facebook. and look at us now... (it's crazy!).
I'm not involved in online dating, but I understand the success and growth of it. It is not only a way to date, but a way to meet people. Social media and the way we communicate today revolves around the internet and technology, and online dating brings people together that may never had the opportunity to do so. I know people that use it, do so to meet people when they move to a new city or state or they are so busy that this is their only way to find compatible relationships (not just for dating). It is seen by many as a joke, and I'm not sure I fully support it, but I see why others do.
ReplyDeleteI think that the huge push for online dating, as the previous comment stated, is because unlike any time ever before we are able to "connect" with anyone around the world at the touch of a botton. People's never ending quest of finding the "perfect person" has now been broadened to a level that no one ever anticipated. So maybe its not so much the desperateness of a hopeless love life that is driving this idea but rather the excitement of being able to survey a vast majority of the earth's population to find that "right one."
ReplyDeleteVery interesting topic and I agree with you. The online dating is really as you said a fast growing market for people who doesn't have time to date??? I think it would create social problems such as dating defraud and it happens in some countries. I've read a lots of articles about defraud about online dating in my country.
ReplyDeleteThis topic is so strange to me. It could be because I personally have never tried online dating, and never really intend to, so it's foreign to me but for what I think are good reasons. I don't think that true love should be so 'set up' and artificial by going through and reading profile after profile (while much of the time you will find that people are outright lying about certain qualities/activities). In my Interpersonal Communication course I'm taking this semester, one group presented on a published journal article about online dating, where they ran many tests/theories. At the end of the presentation I was hit with most of which I could have seen coming. They concluded from the research that most of the time people are exaggerating or even fabricating things in order to get noticed. I know this is such a huge movement lately, but I just can't buy into it at all, especially after that group presentation in my class confirmed many of my suspicions.
ReplyDeleteI just posted about the same thing- just the slightly creepy side of it. It seems as though there is no end to what can be used to get people to log into these sites, I have no problems with online dating- I just feel like more thought should be put into it.
ReplyDelete-Thomas