Online Dating: Friend or Foe
I have noticed that the people who say you shouldn't use the net to meet people for a relationship are usually between 18 and 26 years of age. While I have yet to do so successfully I know plenty of people who have found love online.
IMHO, age makes a difference. If you are still attending college you have an endless supply of dating possibilities at your fingertips.
As we age, meeting new people becomes increasingly difficult. Online dating sites, while flawed (some more than others) are the most viable alternative for many of us.
Meeting men at work has never really been an option for me as I am a Museum Educator. Not too many straight men work in museums. :redface: When working for the public school system I found that the only single men were the music and art teachers; who at the elementary level are almost always gay.
Besides which, for every "I met my soulmate at work story" there are five about the nightmare that ensued when they broke up. Fraternizing between the ranks is rarely encouraged even in a corporate environment.
So what's left for those of us who would just as soon walk on hot coals as spend another evening in a smokey over crowded bar?
I didn't realize this until a few months ago; but my activities/hobbies are of a solitary nature. For instance, I enjoy swimming, skiing, walking. Not sure if that's because I'm an only child or if it's totally unconnected. I think it's connected.
I realized early in life that I could either sit home, or get up, get out; and do something fun . . . alone. I sometimes wonder/worry that I have cultivated an aura of independence which also says, stay at arms length, I am independent and I don't need anyone. I hope not, but you never know. :redface: