How did internet dating gain widespread social acceptance?

How did internet dating gain widespread social acceptance?

Virtual communities and sites of that sort are popular in most people's everyday use; however that of internet dating is for a selection of people that use the internet for the sole purpose of beginning a relationship. It can be fairly obvious to see that online dating has enormously contributed to our social relationships, but the fact that it is extremely particular and picky due to the positive filtering, which will be mentioned later, that helps this selective process. (Gardener, 2006)

Online dating and matrimonial websites hugely increase social relationships in selective way; this can be seen through different methods such as positive filtering. Positive filtering means on dating websites and such like it allows you to enter personal information and then search for others similar to you. This can be based on for example; age, gender location, interests, profession, political preference, religion, or even as specific as a smoker or a non smoker, which allows people to view who they really want to. (Brym et al. 2001)

Online communities such as Bebo and dating sites allows people to scan and look at you, your friends, interests etc in detail. Online dating has come along way and with advancements it has been able to set up sites for even the sole purpose of getting married.

Choosing a partner over the internet can be a last resort to a lot of people. Usually people start visiting these websites by being inspired by a lot of success stories. Most people using these sites can be divorced, shy or just trying to find someone out of their business or social circle. People can find it difficult to approach others when they do not know any thing about the other person and also do not want the disappointment or refusal. However details, descriptions and photographs make this easier. This is usually why people usually meet others in the same social or business circles as there is information known about them and whether they are interested. Online dating increases the chance of someone wanting to meet you as well as you wanting to meet them. At the beginning of the dating process there is huge anonymity about the experience which empowers shy people and allows them to make moves or contact someone which they would not normally do. This anonymity also allows the ...