Society's traditional ways of dating focused on courtship. Men were expected to make the first move and were also expected to be the perfect gentlemen. Whether it was asking the girl for the first dance, making the first phone call, opening doors, pulling chairs out etc- it was always the males responsibility to approach his potential suitor. Fast forward to the 21st century and the womem of today are expressing notions of female independance and empowerment. It is no wonder why it may be harder for guys to approach a successful lady or if anything any woman he comes accross.
Week fours lecture on sexuality and intimacy online brought forth ideas linked to self presentation. Luke outlines points about 1) being unique without standing out too much and 2) being attractive and being real. I immediatley started thinking about the numerous advantages that online dating presented. In terms of self presentation-bad hair days and the constant "i have nothing to wear" scenarios will bever put you in freak-out mode.
Online dating services are now the go-to-place for singles. Nowadays people really dont have time to go on pointless blind dates. The convenience of online dating eliminates time wasted on dating non-suitable potentials. An advantage to online dating is the elimination of dating expenses. These expenses being dinner, movie and drink costs etc. You can discover fatal flaws of acquaintances before meeting in person.
In addition tot his, rejection is much less messy, hurtful and embarrassing. Conversations online can also be more to the point so that questions dealing with compatibility can involve less emotional risk. A video i found on youtube looked at the success of online dating service e-harmony. The site does the picking for you ny picking patterns between you and suitable potentials.
Sites like e-harmony and match.com have allowed people to see and catergorize potential suitors based on their likes and interests. I am all for online dating and even have clost family members who have met online and are now in happy marriages.
Check out the video on how e-harmony, an online dating service works. This service also has over 19million users.
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