Finding love online... Taboo??

Finding love online... Taboo??

How should I tell my friends I met my boyfriend? Should I tell them we met online? How will they react, what will they think? These are questions many people face after they find love online. But why, if the number of members in dating sites has increased and the success of their love stories is more popular everyday, do people still face the same issues when describing their “online love story? Be honest, when you think about dating online what is the first word that comes to your mind?  For years dating online has been a taboo no matter where you come from, but lately things have started to change and as more young people create their profiles online,  the popularity of these sites has raised to incredible numbers.

source: http://emilysixxrants.com/2011/09/25/the-world-of-online-dating/online_dating/

As human beings we adapt and change according to the time, society, current events among other things but TABOOS are hard to eliminate.  However, the internet has become such an important part of our everyday life that the taboo has slowing began to disappear, no more than 5 years ago it would sound absolutely crazy for someone to actually go on a date with someone they met online. Today, its a different story, social sites like Facebook have paved what used to be the rocky roads for these dating websites, as people have become more responsive and less prejudiced to the idea of actually finding their other half on the web.  Because of this new openness of the younger generation, dating-sites have began to appear in every size and shape, thus giving the existent brands great competition. To this competition they respond by  giving their customers what they need, security, and better matching services. (Note: matching services, meaning their methods of matching singles up... this is usually done through a data base and by taking into consideration diverse characteristics...) Websites like MEETIC and ADOPT UN MEC, have been able to begin eliminating this so called taboo, their fun methods of meeting people, approaching them and the security they offer have helped people change their way of thinking.

Online dating has become such a big part of our lives that countless studies have been made regarding which comments and  attitudes work, and which don't work in the users profile. I read this online and found it pretty funny " Would you believe that iPhone users are more sexually active than Android users! "... this type of information is found by using the data given in the diverse user profiles in dating websites which they use to create algorithms, that help them better find matches for the single members of their sites. However, these sites continue to be very shallow, according to this blogger, Matt Fuller, the way a man approached the woman (his first word on the message) or how much of a cleavage the woman shows in her picture will definitely affect the response he/she will receive. In any case, in the end it will depend, as in life itself, on the personality and behavior of the person to whether respond or not... there is only so much the match-making mathematicians can do.

So what do you think about finding love online? Would you be up to joining one of these sites? Come on, maybe you will be one of the lucky ones and will find your true love…




Ten commandments of online dating.-

Sources:  http://www.journeytolifesdestiny.com/online-dating-no-longer-taboo/ 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4250281.stm

http://drrobertepstein.com/pdf/Epstein-TheTruthAboutOnlineDating-2-07.pdf