Social media is becoming more present in everyday life. People are able to have back and forth conversations with people who are hundreds of miles away, who they may have never even met before. In today’s age people are often much busier, making less time for them to find “the one.” Many relationships are starting online, whether it be through adding someone as a friend on Facebook, following them on Instagram, or meeting on one of the multitudes of dating apps and websites. While the benefits of the internet and social media are abundant, the idea of meeting someone online and then pursuing a romantic relationship with him or her can still seem frightening to many people. Online dating sites can be riddled with liars and creeps, but when …show more content…
It also led to the question of how the prevalence of online dating changes the way we form relationships. People seem to like online dating because it is an easier way to meet people with common interests when the person is extremely busy; and it allows people to “weed out” the people they are not interested in before taking the time to meet them in person. However, seeing how easy it is to lie online and knowing the benefits of forming relationships that begin with face-to-face interaction, I wonder if there is a mindset shift that is occurring with the promotion of online dating sites like Tinder in today’s …show more content…
This source was not as dedicated to the specific practice of online dating and seemed to be from a source that was a little more skeptical of online relationships based on his job. For my next source I wanted one that a bit more on online dating exclusively. I chose the article “Psychologists Highlight Pitfalls of Online Dating” by Amanda Gardner to achieve this. I have a minor in psychology which added to the interest of this article for me, but also, having trained psychologists look into online dating builds credibility in their argument which makes me more interested in the