In lab
we explored the topic of online dating sites and the style of online dating. This
was a first for me; even though online dating has become much more common with
the modern use of technology I have never tried to experience it. As we went
through creating the online cupid account some things surprised.
The
format of the account was very in depth, there were a lot of questions to form
criteria that I did not expect. For example drug and alcohol use to “Are you a
dog or cat person?” There were also different varieties of profile picture of
people, I also asked myself what were the reasons that I have never really
thought about online dating. Besides the tinder app for smart phones which is popular
among younger people and on college campuses, none of my friends that I know of
have ever creating online dating profiles. I have always associated online
dating with a negative persona, but as it becomes more common I guess the
general population has stepped away from this. The main reason I feel this way
might be because of the negative things we hear on the news about meeting
people online and TV shows like catfish. Personally I would rather find someone
the normal or old fashioned way like meeting a girl in a class or at a party or
through a mutual friend. In a way (which might be wrong of me) I’ve associated
online dating with being desperate or lack of social skills. Throughout this
class more a more positive side of online communication has been touched on
rather than negative, as I went through the questions and criteria for the
profile it seemed as though so many things had already been answered so I thought
what would there be to talk about if I were to meet this person face to face?
They already know so much about me. I also thought how much of what they have
advertised is true? If I would go meet someone what are the chances that they really
are who they say they are?
I am
also in a way against putting a lot of personal stuff online, because anyone
who really wants to do some digging could find information on you. Personally
facebook has lost its novelty for me and
many others, I have not put a facebook status up in probably over a year. Even
on twitter people rarely use their real names to show up on a feed. Since
facebook interest seems to be fading it makes me wonder if online dating will
continue to grow for the general population, fade away, or only grow for a
certain group of people. It was an interesting lab to see how the online dating
system works, but I do not see myself ever using it for myself.
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