Some are saying that the invention of the internet has actually contributed to the demise of romance and of a loving courtship – but is this true? A case could be made that online dating actually provides users with a chance to be even more romantic, rather than less.

Online dating allows singles to go back to the time of writing love letters, though with email instead of a pen and paper. You also get the excitement of not really knowing the other person until you’re ready to meet them, which can prove to be quite an aphrodisiac. When you have to wait and wait to meet this new person in your life, you build up your anticipation and create a romantic date.

In a way, online dating has taken us back to times that were more traditional. Instead of simply heading to a bar, picking up a person, and going home with them, you get the chance to really learn about a person before you date them. And what could be more romantic than that?

You also get the chance to flirt with people over the internet in an inhibited way. Some times when you’re at a bar or another singles sort of place, you can feel hindered by the other people there, as though you might be stepping on their toes as you try to meet someone new. But in the online dating world, you can feel free to talk to as many people as you want to – and that’s not only going to up your chances of finding love, but also increase your fun.

Romance is not dead – it’s just online now.

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Getting online is easy, but finding love is a bit harder.

Even with the hundreds of different types of dating sites, plus the various subsets of these online dating sites, it seems like the demand is greater than ever. So this begs the question – are people actually getting serious about online dating?

Have you signed up at multiple sites? This generally makes you more scattered when you are talking with people because you can’t always remember who you’ve contacted or talked with already. And if the other people find out, it might look like you’re ‘cheating’ on them.

Have you tried dating IRL (in real life)? If you haven’t gotten to the ‘we’re actually going to meet’ stage, you aren’t really being serious about finding love. You need to actually meet a person, um, in person in order to see if you have chemistry – and to see if they’re actually a living, breathing person.

Do you know what you’re looking for? While there are some qualities that you won’t learn about until after you meet, you do need to have some idea of what you want in a partner before you head to an online dating site. Otherwise, it’s a lot easier to say that you haven’t met the ‘right’ person yet.

Are you constantly contacting new people or are you trying to get to know just a few? When you’re playing the online dating field, you probably have five or six people you’re talking to – but that’s great for quantity, not so great for quality. You need to get to know people before you can get into a solid relationship.

And if you haven’t thought about any of these questions before now – you already know that you’re not really interested in dating anyone from an online site. But it’s fun anyways to pretend.

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There’s never enough time in the world anymore, especially when it comes to finding the love of your life – or is there? With SpeedDate.com, it seems that if you have three minutes to spare, they think they can find you someone to date. Developed as a business class project at first, this San Mateo, California site is hoping to help singles “hook-up” with video chats instead of the ‘slow’ style online dating scene.

With no subscription fees yet, interested people can sign up on the site, give a few details about who they are and then sign up for one of the speed dating sessions. Instead of having to converse with someone for months before you get to see them or to figure out whether or not they are right for you, speeddate.com helps you quickly punch ‘yes’ or ‘no’ at the end of each date to give your review. If you both hit ‘yes,’ then you will be able to talk more through the actual dating site.

While this does seem to cut through the hassles of other dating sites (like long forms and questionnaires), this site also seems like more of a gimmick than an actual place to meet someone to have a relationship with. Sure, you might meet someone who’s as adventurous as you are – but does that make them someone to walk down an aisle with? Or should we say, run down an aisle with? Only time will tell on this one.

Though we’re certain the answer will be clear soon enough.

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