Is Online Dating Starting a New Sexual Revolution?
As I was working on my web site the other day, the news came on
the TV with a report about online dating and casual sex.
The theory is that online dating is causing an increase in
people engaging in casual sex - a so-called new sexual
revolution.
Sure, some people are using the net to find partners for
discreet affairs and intimate encounters. These same people
could just be going out and picking someone up in a bar or a
club. I think that they are being a little bit safer doing it on
the net.
When they are browsing for their partner online, they have a
chance to get to know a little bit about them. They are in the
safety of their own home while they chat. Sure, someone could be
lying in their communications, but that is true in the offline
world of dating too. As I have said before, I believe there is a
tendency to be more honest online because you will not have to
face the possible rejection the same way as in person.
As long as these people are practicing safe sex, what does it
really matter? Obviously, they also need to set other guidlines
for their own safety...again as they would offline. The internet
is not going to make a person have more affairs then they would
otherwise. The internet does not make a married man/woman cheat,
that is a character trait, good or bad.
There are online dating services set up for these types of
relationships specifically. If it is not what you are looking
for, then you just have to choose a different one and be clear
in your personal ad that you are looking for a real
relationship. On the other hand, if you are looking for these
types of services, there are plenty of them out there.
Remember too, all the loving commited relationships that online
dating has created. All those couples (including my husband and
myself) who would have never found each other otherwise. It
can't be all bad.
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Good, bad or indifferent, the internet has opened doors that
were closed to us before. What a joy I feel being a part of it.