Chapter 3- "Cyberspace can potentially provide a space for individuals to be more private and have their activities far less monitored than they would be in more traditional spaces."
These readings opened my eyes to the variety of romance, dating and views on internet romance. As I said in class, more and more I am thinking positive of the internet, including dating online. As our world continues to change, dating changes with it... and online dating just seems a step into today's times. One of the problems with online dating is online dating is still new. When something new comes about, there are always kinks to be worked out. More and more people are beginning to have a better understanding of how to represent themselves online, or at least figuring out how they want to be portrayed. It will be very exciting to see where online romance goes in the years to come!
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I agree that online dating is still new and that there are a lot of kinks to work out. I also thinks it's great that people can be more comfortable with themselves and show their true self online as compared to when you first meet someone and start dating. Online dating makes it easier for people to share the skeletons in their closet as compared to meeting through friends or at the bar. It's a way to be more honest about who you are and not be judged for it.
I am also beginning to change my mind about the subject of online dating services but I'm still not comfortable enough to personally use it. The readings and discussions have really opened my eyes to alot of facts that I either had questions about or simply provided me with new information. At least I know that I'm not alone with feeling that people can't always be trusted when using these services.
The thing I found fascinating about this chapter was the way individuals courted “back in the day.” The book said something about how women had more control of the relationship when it was in the house but lost some of that control when courting moved outside the house. I feel that now in away with the internet women can have that same control they had back then to an extent, because women are able to decide if they want to meet or speak to someone, unlike when women are out in public they can just be approach by anyone.
However with online dating and online relationships of any kind there is still the possibility of anonymity, but as we have found though other articles, people are actually portraying their true-self because they plan to meet these people in the future. And this finding makes me feel more comfortable with online interactions and if ever asked by someone close; what I think of online dating, I would now say at least try it if they were interested!
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