Disadvantages of Online Dating

Though online dating is very popular especially among the youngsters, it has several disadvantages that should not be ignored. Here are just some of the few disadvantages you should know about.

Firstly, it can be very addictive. Most people who date online usually become very addicted to the online dating site. Well, let’s say you found someone online and you think that he or she is great; you may still be online looking for someone else because it is so interesting and that is why it’s addictive. You may be flattered and began to think “Wow, I'm so hot. Some people are really attracted to me that never would have been attracted to me before." So, basically, it does something that makes you feel egoistic which is very false.

Another disadvantage is that people don’t always tell you the truth or things like it is. Well, someone may give you a photograph of them or put it up on their profile and they may be ten years old or so in that photo but how will you know if it is actually true? They may just tell you that they are a certain weight or height when actually they are not. They may tell you that they work as a doctor when the truth is that they are not. They may say that they are 25 but the truth is that they are 45. So, you have to be really cautious about what people are telling you because it may possibly be all lies.

Another disadvantage of Online Dating is that people are oftentimes objectifying others. Well, most people look at this as it’s a numbers game. They don’t really look at it as a real person whom they can really relate to and so. On the other hand, they are looking at “Well, this is gorgeousgirl123 or hotshot456”. They are not really looking at people as people but instead looking at the names they carry, and because of that there may be some difficulty throughout the dating process.

Below is a video about Safe Online Dating. It tells you about how you can date safely through Online Dating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k07A1BKii7o

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