Why Online Dating?

Is internet dating an effective way to meet people? Can you trust that people are who they really say they are? For many men and women around the world, internet dating is what they are turning to in order to find a mate. In Canada today there are millions of people who have a profile set up with an internet dating website or have visited an online dating site. Why is the number of people using internet dating today so high and what attracts people to use online dating? The internet, in general, over the past ten years has become increasingly popular. Computers are available almost everywhere you go and wireless internet is being offered in places that we may have never thought it would be. Because the internet is so widely available, people are choosing the convenience of sitting behind their computers and surfing through an internet dating site in order to find singles, rather than going out to a club or restaurant to try and find a date. Not only are computers more available than ever before, but the amount of single people in today’s society has grown rapidly and it is becoming more difficult for people to find good dating partners in everyday social circumstances. People who use online dating see it as a good opportunity to meet different types of people all around the world, who they could potentially have a face to face date. However, this is when online daters run into problems because some people do not always tell the truth about themselves. People are constantly misrepresenting themselves online which makes it more difficult for others who use online dating to find quality singles. Is internet dating just a scam to get people to join so that the online dating site can make a profit, or do internet dating sites honestly provide a convenient and confidential opportunity for users to find a date? Are the risks of online dating greater than the potential outcome of meeting the right person? As I continue to further examine internet dating I will try to answer some of these questions, as well as continue to investigate the world of online dating.