I read an article in Seventeen Magazine about a girl who met her boyfriend online. Hali is twenty years old and a freshman at the University of Oregon. She wanted a real relationship and when she didn't find anyone at her school she turned to an online dating site just for college kids. She found someone right away and they talked awhile before they started to skype. She never told anyone about this except one of her close friends and her friend called her a freak but said, "I hope it works out!"
Matthew invited Hali to go to a military ball together becuase Matthew was in the army but Hali's parents said no because they lived way to far away to meet for the first time. Matthew ended up flying to California to meet Hali and her parents. They approved and she got to go the the ball later that year. Matthew's army base later moved a few hours away from Hali's home town so she was excited that she would get to see him more offen.
It sounds like they're really happy together but I don't think this is something I would do. Especially if you lived on opposite sides of the United States. I would be thinking the whole time that this person is fake and trying to kill me or something along those lines. People would also probably think I was weird like Hali. I've seen on tv that lots of people have met on the internet but I haven't heard of anybody from around here that have. What are your thoughts on this? Would you turn to an online dating site?
Personally I think that online dating is super dangerous. You never know if the person you're talking to is lying to you in any sort of way. You don't know if they have a criminal background. For all you know it could be a creepy guy down the street. I think by them skyping was a good idea being able to see each other "face to face". In a way. I mean, it could all work out and their relationship could work out and they could be happy. But I wouldn't be willing to take that risk. Most of the online relationships I have heard about or read about have not worked out or turned out well for each of the people at all. I think people should wait for love, not go and look for it and rush into something that isn't ment to be.
ReplyDeleteWho knows who's out there, could be a secret billionaire, could be the reincarnation of Hitler (watch out for him by the way, very dangerous)or they could be exactly who they say they are. One never knows who is on the other side of the monitor. We must have trust if we are to survive, but don't just put faith in something blindly, there's no point being stupid about it.
ReplyDeleteI think those outside of the online dating sphere are still infected with the stigma that it used to have. There are a lot of websites cropping up post-2010 that have incredible screening processes and cater specifically to a niche market (like Lovestruck to single professionals) which have been praised. There's no denying it can be dangerous, but it's onyl as dangerous as picking up that eBay item you won from the guy's house or going to buy a used car form a private dealer...
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