As Valentines Day draws near it is appropriate to talk about finding love. Online dating is still a stigmatized practice, although the taboo is wearing off. It seems unconventional to many because you're meeting people in a virtual environment instead of at a bar, park, or the supermarket. However, perhaps it is time to drop prejudice and take note of the unconventional dating method, especially if you're still single and moaning about how you never meet nice guys/girls.
Online dating is a great way to meet people you never would have met through your normal day-to-day activities. You are able to screen your potential matches so you're not investing time with someone only to find out about a deal breaker quality. You don't have to waste time on someone who is really good looking but has the personality of cardboard. You're not stuck on a dinner date with someone you know little about and is terrible with conversation. Instead, you get to choose whether to pursue a "relationship" with someone online after sharing just a few emails and/or looking at their picture and profile, granted this process can be very shallow and arbitrary. When you do go on a date you know enough about the person to be able to carry on a conversation about some of their interests and vice versa.
I know many couples who are in long-term relationships or are married to a person they met online. The relationships can work. It is dating, so there should be no expectation of meeting Mr. Right/Ms. Right on the first go-round; you'll still meet plenty of jerks and divas. There should be no expectation that things will be perfect and that you don't have to put in the work. A relationship, no matter where you meet, takes a certain amount of nurturing and effort. Online dating is not the key to finding a mate, nor is it a community populated by losers who are on a last ditch effort to find love. Online dating simply expands your universe and introduces you to people you otherwise may have never met.
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