Modern Love

Our generation has so many more resources than previous generations. Resources, like the internet, can help with anything from researching a topic to finding the person you are going to spend the rest of your life with. However, there are people who believe that love should be a natural occurrence and that we shouldn't rely on outside sources to find the one who is right for us. In todays day and age, people are used to finding everything as soon as they need it and having the world at their fingertips. I believe this is detrimental to love because feelings cannot be rushed. People can only feel the way they do and nothing else, which is why it should not be expected for all relationships to work out perfectly. Online dating provides a caveat to this theory by introducing the idea of flooding our inboxes with "matches" and tons of options of people who feel the same way we do. The problem is this is not a new idea. Believe it or not, there are thousands of matches sitting right in front of all of us, all it takes is a little communication. Personally I have never used online dating, but I question how people who do communicate in person after they finally meet. Is it awkward at first? Do you feel a need for space from one another because you are used to not having to talk face to face? One benefit I think online dating provides is an area of extra trust between two people. Shows like Catfish illustrate the possibility that the person you met online is not the person they say they are, and to finally meet the person and realize that they are who they say they are, at least in my mind, would add an extra degree of trust. At the end of the day, I think it comes down to the type of person you are. Some people feel more comfortable behind a screen, while others need face-to-face interaction. Perhaps people who use online dating prefer to communicate behind a screen and thats why they have better luck using online dating as opposed to meeting face to face. In this day and age, people are so accustomed to texting and emailing, so maybe it makes sense that online dating is gaining so much popularity.