Online dating has now become the new way of finding prospective partners, and the internet has made dating more convenient so that anyone can choose to no longer go out and spend money trying to impress someone. For those who are shy, this is the perfect way to screen a potential person. There are numerous websites with millions of subscribers, who are willing to pay fees every month, so they may look for their perfect matches. A few examples would be; OkCupid, Badoo, Zoosk, BlackPeopleMeet, PlentyOfFish, Tinder, Match.com, Eharmony.com, and so much more. Today we will discuss old and recent events that occurred to various victims who were scammed into fast money through a variety of romance scams. Online dating can be good, but also, online dating can be bad because not only are their romance scammers but there are stalkers and sexual predators.
The first computer program dedicated to matchmaking was reported at the World’s Fair in New York… in 1964! More than 40 years ago!
"We found evidence for a dramatic shift since the advent of the Internet in how people are meeting their spouse," said the study, led by John Cacioppo of the University of Chicago 's Department of Psychology. However, some experts took issue with the findings because the survey was commissioned by eHarmony.com, the dating site that attracted one-quarter of all online marriages according to the research. This was found in One-third of U.S. marriages start with online dating.
There were three marriages