Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Online dating, a.k.a Internet dating is a dating system which allows individuals, couples and groups to meet online and possibly develop a romantic or sexual relationship.

Internet dating gets attention especially from youths as it is relatively new, but conventional ways of meeting other youths are even more shrill and desperate, if you analyze them. Meeting someone online is just like meeting someone offline. Youths lie, mislead and play games in the real world. Hearing people talk about bad online dating stories makes it sound like they expected everyone online to be honest. Grow up! The world is full of liars. Youths going online expecting things to be any different in cyberspace are kidding themselves. Online dating doesn't just tempt people to lie - it practically compels them to, because otherwise how are they going to get noticed among the dishonest competition?

We, as youths try to meet people at school and university, through friends and relatives, at parties, bars and the list goes on. But yet, so many of us complain that it is hard to meet anyone. That is when online dating comes into the picture. Online dating is one extra option and on the plus side, youths save time and learn some things about people ahead of time. That beats going to a party talking to someone for an hour only to discover a major turnoff. What's nice about online dating is we don't have to dress up and pass visual inspection to go there and enjoy some great conversations. We just have to be ourselves. Period.

A list of pros and cons is just bits and pieces about the whole “online dating” issue. Let’s do practical instead.

Two youths/girls are chatting about online dating.
Miss A : Hey, so how's your hot online date?
Miss B : I think love is in the air! (giggles sofly)
Miss A : Wow, someone's in love. By the way, have you ever met him before?
Miss B : Duh~ It is called online dating, as in not meeting. There is loads of picture. He's dashingly good looking.
Miss A : Helloooo~ wake up! There's a thing called Photoshop, don’t you know?Miss B : ???? (doubts filling her mind)


IMAGINATION
REALITY


Until today, online dating sites are still viewed with skepticism by many people. Simply because people look at this matter from a darker side does not mean that it's negatively true. Why don't we give it a try? Love might be at the end of the line, just waiting for you. Come on, we are youths, no harm in trying. We still have all the time in the world!!!



Other sources:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/catherine-specter/the-ups-and-downs-of-onli_b_108714.html
http://thestar.com.my/news/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
http://www.answers.com/online%20dating

Labels: online dating, youth