| Dating has really been revolutionized with the | | | | It is a lot easier to talk to someone over email or |
| introduction of the internet. Prior to online dating | | | | instant messaging than it is to just go up to someone |
| people dated by meeting people at school, work, in | | | | to strike up a common conversation. Rejection, if it |
| bars, or through connections with their own friends | | | | occurs, does not seem so harsh online. You are also |
| and family members as well. Internet dating is a | | | | able to meet a larger variety of people online than |
| viable option for anyone to take who wishes to get | | | | you would staying in your local area to meet singles. |
| involved for the first time or get re-involved after | | | | Online dating isn't without disadvantages too though. |
| not being in the scene for awhile. However, there are | | | | The biggest disadvantage is that you really don't |
| some advantages and disadvantages to online dating | | | | know who you are talking to on the other side of |
| that can determine whether or not you decide if it | | | | the computer. It is incredibly easy to pretend to be |
| will work for you. | | | | someone else on the internet. You may find |
| The primary advantage you have with online dating is | | | | someone that you think is incredibly attractive and |
| that the people you find will also be looking for the | | | | they could have posted a picture of someone |
| same thing that you are. You aren't always going to | | | | completely different or them many many years ago. |
| guarantee that the people you meet offline are | | | | You just don't know and this uncertainty can be |
| looking to get involved in a relationship and you truly | | | | quite nerve-racking for many individuals. |
| have no way of knowing unless you ask them. This | | | | Another problem with online dating is that it can be |
| can often cause awkwardness and embarrassment. | | | | quite difficult to see if you have a true connection |
| Another advantage online dating offers is the ability | | | | with someone over the internet. You cannot read |
| to know just about anything about someone before | | | | and show your own body movement through the |
| you even begin communicating with them. Most sites | | | | computer which can limit the chemistry that is |
| require a profile to be completed along with a | | | | conveyed. |
| questionnaire that asks all sorts of things from | | | | Something that others consider a disadvantage as |
| lifestyle to what they are looking for in a relationship. | | | | well is that many people are not able to spend their |
| These results will allow you to automatically rule | | | | time on the internet. This limits the range of people |
| someone out if they don't meet your criteria or | | | | that you meet to only those who use the computer |
| show interest in someone else who meets one of | | | | and individuals who lead busier lifestyles may not be |
| your specifications. | | | | able to get online and it can restrict your matches. As |
| Online dating also gives you the ability to | | | | a result, many people recommend doing dating both |
| communicate without the awkwardness being there. | | | | on and offline to get the maximum exposure. |