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We all know that man is a social being. However man is also a lonely being. (And when we say man, we mean women too). Man longs for
company. Company not just from friends and the family, but from that special person with whom he or she can share those sweet nothings,
those simple pleasures and pains, someone with whom he or she can build a whole new life, someone with whom he or she can raise a family of his
or her own. 
Now this is a fundamental need of man: to find a life mate. And the most popular method used for this is dating. When we talk about
dating in the very finest sense of the word, please understand that dating is not to be viewed as a precursor for sleeping together. It is much
more than that. It is the first step towards choosing a life partner and online dating has made the whole process a lot simpler
now
Believe it or not, the predecessor to internet dating was the posting of personal ads on the newspaper. Back then there was a huge
stigma attached to the practice. People assumed that anyone who does that sort of thing is: a) too ugly, b) desperate, or c) psycho. Time has
passed, and technology has advanced to produce thousands of online dating sites. Though more socially acceptable, internet dating still manages
to raise a few eyebrows and draw a few snickers. But worry not, there are benefits to it.
1) Safety – The beauty of internet dating is anonymity. No personal information in regards to contact details will be given out, unless
by your own discretion.
2) Security – If online courtship has gone horrible awry, or if the person you are chatting with didn’t turn out the way he or she has
led you to believe, you can drop him or her. If they persist, red flag them to the sites’ webmaster, and –poof!- they are gone. Since they don’t
know how to find you, you’re safe.
3) It’s free – Hey, who doesn’t like what is free? Huh? Internet dating sites allow you to sign up and log on, with nary a membership
fee. Isn’t that much better than the money you spend on buying your lady friend’s drinks?
4) Wide range of choices – This, my friend, is single's heaven. There are more singles signed up and looking for love than you can stuff
in a single’s bar on a Saturday night. There are tons selections, tons of prospects, for your perfect match here. In asingles bar, you find,
what, around 2 or 3. Internet dating links you to around a thousand singles who want your company. Need I say more?
5) Its cost efficient, and you can date around – Okay, here’s the traditional approach: you go to a bar, party, or anywhere you meet new people.
Someone catches your eye, then –if you’re lucky- you both hit it off. Then you two start hanging out: coffee, a movie, and dinner. After a while,
when you ask her to go steady, she says “Hmmm….maybe… we’ll see.” What is that?! All that time and money spent hoop jumping for a small
probability? And if it turns out that you’re both incompatible along the way, you dump her (or vice-versa) and go for another one. With internet
dating, you can practice the philosophy of “collect and select” fully. It enables you to date simultaneously around more than five people, with
less the time, energy, money, and frustration. Doesn’t that sound better than going at it one at a time? The chances of finding that “special
someone”, without risk of a deficit, is higher when you go internet dating.
6) The Fear of Rejection is gone – I had a friend who once came up to a girl and introduced himself to her. She promptly and coldly shut him
down. Isn’t that what we all fear the most: rejection? Who could blame the girl? She doesn’t know my friend from Adam. Needless to say, my friend
returned to our table, feeling like he was kicked in the forbidden area and didn’t bother giving it another go. Internet Dating dissolves that
fear. All we do is make contact via e-mail. If she rejects you, it wouldn’t be so outright embarrassing.
7) Honesty is the best policy - The thing with traditional dating is that involves trying something to wow the opposite gender; the “best foot
forward” approach. We arm ourselves with killer lines that we either made up or learned from other people, practice them, and try to deliver them
as smoothly as James Bond would. What I do know is that it doesn’t work for everyone. Internet dating requires honesty from both parties. It is
the basis of how we build up our profiles and how we interact with one another. There isn’t much need for games and facades. All it takes is the
art of conversation.
So if you’ve gotten tired of the usual hitting waterhole to find true love, why don’t you consider finding love online? More and more
people are realizing the incredible benefits that accompany internet dating. The success rate is much higher and so is the satisfaction. It has
become a way for people all over the globe to connect with one another; all with a click of a button. So, don’t worry. Internet dating maybe a
bad point against your social standing, but believe me: it’ll be worth it.
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