The Changing Face Of Online Dating

The Changing Face Of Online Dating

When online dating first began to enter into the social consciousness, it became known as a last ditch effort for lonely unfortunates, who had no other way to meet people. Comedy skits like the “Lowered Expectations” routine by MAD TV poked fun at the personals industry and the stereotypes of singles who “needed” to use dating services. These days, however, the online dating industry seems to be shedding its negative image, and trading it in for the new mainstream, popular way to connect with new people. How did this industry achieve its facelift? How did the socially awkard associations get traded in for its shiny new exterior?

The early path of online dating was a rocky one. It was rejected, made fun of, and openly mocked on television. These days, however, it seems that online dating has now been openly embraced by the masses who previously shunned it. As is often the case, once something has a few proud followers, it is much easier for others to become more and more accepting. This is certainly true for online dating. It took online dating persistence and continuous self improvement to become the internet force it has today. Just look around: practically everyone knows someone, or has heard of a friend of a friend who met their partner through an online dating service. These success stories have worked as the best free publicity online dating could have ever asked for. As more and more people heard success stories, they too became curious about what online dating really did have to offer. And as these people began finding success, they too told their friends, who signed up and then told their friends, and so on. This worked somewhat like a snowball effect, since people are much more likely to sign up for a service if they know someone who has used it, and especially if that friend has found success.

As the online dating industry began to grow, it also found ways to improve itself. While safety and privacy issues were a big concern for many people, new methods of ensuring privacy and safety have put many of those worries at ease. Better and faster features also developed, due, in part, to the growing number of online dating services. The increase in online dating websites encouraged competitive growth, and led to an increase in quality and features offered for members.

Although these are certainly not the only reasons that online dating has grown to become such a large and powerful industry (credit can also be given to the increased role the internet plays in our daily lives, and the demand for fast, effective, cheap, and convenient ways to meet people in the increasingly industrialized and busy world), they have certainly added fuel to the ever-growing fire.

BONUS : The Connection Between Blogs And Dating

What do online dating and blogging have to do with each other? At first blush it may not seem like much, but dating blogs are becoming an increasingly popular feature on online dating websites. Blogs, or online journals, can be used to address dating issues to a wide audience, or just serve as a personal space for online dating clients to record their daily thoughts or ideas. The privacy settings that most dating blogs offer let also let people keep track of their dating history online, or keep friends up to date on the romance in their lives.

Dating blogs are among many of the new features that are being offered by online dating sites. Nowadays, Internet dating isn't relegated only to messaging and browsing, but also allows people to create and customize their own profile pages. Dating blogs are just one aspect of this.

The topics people choose to discuss on their dating blogs range as widely as the many personalities found on each website. Some popular topics include dating advice, humour, dating etiquette, and single parenthood. One of the greatest advantages of the personal dating blog is its flexibility. Members can use their dating blog space to serve whatever purpose they want, whether they want to talk about very personal issues, or really topics that relate to everyone.

What sets dating blogs apart from regular blogs? Not much really, aside from the content of a blog, or its location. By nature blogs are extremely personal and flexible in terms of what people choose to write about. However, blogs found on online dating websites are usually written by people who want a space to talk about dating issues, and want to discuss things that they know others on the site will be interest in. Most of the blogs found on Internet dating sites will touch on issues related to love, romance, or dating.