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Online Dating Analysis

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Another aspect that social media drives is that of the human condition; one interesting phenomena that has developed has been online dating. Although one would hope that people are still meeting and developing relationships the old-fashioned way that being meeting face-to-face, online dating now represents (Beck 2013). In fact, in 2013, 23% of all people that meet online will get married (1). The author establishes that the number is expected to continue to grow as more people spend time online rather than in a live social setting. It could be argued that in the absence of people meeting in settings conducive to intermingling, those who were shy or seeking a specific type of person would use a dating service. To a certain extent, there is direct connectivity to having faith in a third party to match people. Although afraid to engage the social network as a way of meeting a partner because of the fear of the unknown, in reality it could be suggested that meeting someone through a dating service also did not present that much more security (1).
The negative side of social engagement through the Internet …show more content…

Many researchers argue that social media provides a cloak by which people can hide behind. In other instances, the Internet has established a place for those who fear interacting in the real world. They can now safely communicate and build relationships. The topic of cloaking is interesting because prior to the internet, people had to venture out into the world and had to communicate live with people, the process developed social skills that are threatening to be lost as social networking continues to grow. At the forefront is the notion that social media as well as personal electronics is “killing” communication (Tardanico 2012). The author reflecting on an incident that occurred between a friend and her daughter and

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