Those who have tried online dating will definitely agree with these pros and cons:
Pro:
-You have the choice of many guys right at your finger tips, whether they are good prospects or not.
Con:
-The good prospects are slim-to-none.
Pro:
-You don't have to waste your time dressing up to go meet someone at a bar-- you can be a hot mess behind your computer screen and they would never know.
Con:
- The person on the other side of the screen may or may not be a complete mess all the time.
Pro:
- If it get's awkward or he is a complete a**, all you have to do is click out of the screen.
Con:
-He could hack into your computer and start stalking you (worst case scenario).
Pro:
- It can help you to relay your thoughts better if you are more on the shy side.
Con:
-If you meet in person- you're screwed.
Pro:
- You are able to get to know the person on a deeper level, rather than only having an immediate physical attraction.
Con:
-You meet them and you are completely disgusted.
Pro:
-You could meet someone who is too good to be true.
Con:
- He is not emotionally stable or mentally stable for that matter (hence why he has been on the dating site consistently for 2 years and has yet to find someone to date him).
People feel as if they can be whoever they want to be when on an online dating site, without fear of rejection or ridicule. What I have noticed though is that it is usually the man who will put anything on his profile to make him sound more desirable to the opposite sex (when, let's face it---he is not the "catch" he has convinced himself to be). A little word to the wise--- Skype is ultimately the deciding factor to see if he looks like his pictures or if he has Googled images to put on his profile.
Sometimes we want to give people the benefit of the doubt but girls, c'mon-- if a 50 or 60 year old man is contacting you online, it's not because you look like his daughter's friend and he wanted to say "hi", it's because he is just plain nasty.
I don't want to turn people off from the idea of online dating because the truth of the matter is, I know several people who have met their partner online. Even though I have had dealt with some real nightmares, I have also met some terrific people. Some of them I went on dates with and unfortunately, it didn't work out, but I remain friends with them to this day. There is a reason why these sites are successful, so I would not discredit the idea of trying one out.
Remember to be safe, have fun, and most of all be yourself, because you never know who you're going to meet---
that creep might wind up being your future husband. :)
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