Online Dating Research Paper

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This is the day and age of technology. Almost everywhere you look, people are on smart phones or tablets. Have you ever taken the time, when out at a restaurant, to look around and see how people are lost in their phone instead of the conversation with their dinner guest? I have, and it’s astounding. These days, some people can’t even operate their vehicle without being on their phone. They put their lives and the lives of others in danger because something they’re looking at is just too interesting to wait. I believe that technology is having a negative effect on not just our relationships with our family, but our overall health. Technology is wonderful in some respects. We can keep in touch with long distance friends or family much …show more content…

I see advertisements on television all the time for online dating sites, with new ones popping up each week. Filling out a profile for an online dating site is hard. You basically have to sell yourself to someone else in a certain number of characters and create a catchy headline for your profile. Anabel Homnack states in her essay for Southern California University that “Online profiles provide a medium for people to create “superior” versions of themselves in regards to their appearance, personality and social lives. Deception in profiles is a realistic and prevalent problem.” Sure, it’s much easier to browse profiles and pictures than try to strike up a conversation in real life. Some people don’t like “putting themselves out there”, and I think we are all afraid of rejection in some form or fashion. Technology helps put that fear of rejection aside. The problem with online dating is that you can’t be positive that the person you’re talking to has good intentions. Some people use online dating sites as a means of facilitating a one night stand or for cheating on their spouse. There have even been specific websites created to assist people with cheating. Some people use the sites seeking trusting individuals to manipulate or

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