When studying computer
and collaborative education back then in high school, we used to
mention a number of advantages and benefits of the Internet but there
was this advantage that, I come to see today, we never used to
mention. I am not sure whether the Internet was not yet developed
enough to be considered as a means for online dating or we were not
mature enough to be given that information.
Yesterday being a 14th
of February, a day when some people who celebrate love only once in a
year, were expressing love to their loved ones, I got to think about
the effects of Internet in the way we express our love. Today some
people don't even have the time to make calls, deliver physical gifts
but an Internet message suffices. It further goes on how we set out
to find this love. How do we get our loved one?
It is with no doubt that
some people have found their loved one through the Internet, a
phenomenon called Internet dating. Does it really work, is it worth
considering as regards serious relationships?
As people call it
gambling, some give it the credit of gambling with no down side. With
out denial, some people have been lucky enough to find their life
partners, loved ones through online dating.
In our traditional under
developed nations, it is a thing reserved for the developed nations.
I am not sure whether it is because of moral 'reservedness' or
Internet penetration hindrances that have maintained this status but
it is a matter of serious consideration.
The Internet to some
critics, is a factor that has developed this high degrees of laziness
and it goes with out query that this factor has also eaten into the
way we date today. Our generation is characterised with the need to
automate every thing to an extent of going behind a computer screen
to find love. Either we are not bold enough or confident enough to
present our selves to the prospective lovers, it still shows the
power of the Internet.
Caution however has to be
exercised as the same Internet we praise can be the mother of
disaster. We have heard of men who meet men instead of ladies because
of Internet dating, people who go for their first date with the
Internet match only to find them selves loosing all their belongings.
In the name of love we might meet all sorts of people with vast
intentions. The Internet is a collection of all sorts of people with
good and bad plans, people who want to use every opportunity to earn
a living because of the freedom of expression and anonymity. It is
against that background that we have to take due consideration before
we jump into this automated love searching.
As I move out to deliver
a flower (physical natural flower by the way) to some one, I want us
to reflect on the matter of online dating. Whether it really works.
Is it where the world is moving in search for love? Will our
traditional beliefs in love and relationships die out as we
experience higher and better Internet penetrations?
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