Break the Shackles by Dating Online
The physical world has been the place where people meet their mates for as long as there have been people. This makes sense since any relationship that goes anywhere is going to have at least a part of itself in the physical world. If you don’t meet, the connection will stall out at a point before “happily ever after” unless you’re just after the modern equivalent of a pen pal.
Fortunately, the Internet has opened up a lot of doors to meeting people that never existed before. You can meet people from anywhere, who are entirely different from the people you’ve dated in the past, and begin to meet them based on shared affinities that used to be very hard to find in the real world. These similarities can unite you, bring you together, and lead to anywhere from “a lot of fun” to “til death do you part.”
No More Stigma
It can be hard to think about nowadays, but there was a time when meeting someone online was considered a bit of a taboo. There was a shady undertone to any kind of meetings online. Meeting people this way seemed like someone was going to try to victimize the other, or it was merely a strange thing to do, expressing an inability to meet people in “the normal way.”
Some people will still poke fun at this old stigma in their personals profiles. They’ll say something like, “Pretend we met at the checkout lane,” indicating that a silly and contrived way of meeting is so much better than meeting online. This stigma has mostly disappeared, but there are still people who will give you funny looks if you mention that you date online.
One great thing about meeting people online is that other types of old stigma have also begun fading away. For example, whatever your race preferences may be, you can find appropriate sites. This variety means meeting black singles or Asian singles or Hispanic singles is far easier than it used to be. This acceptability is such that many people never think twice about it – you’re either cute and interesting, or not.
Different Types, Different Areas
Different parts of the world impose different expectations. People in some cities are expected to go out and party all of the time, while in other cities, people are expected to be settled down and married right out of high school. In every case, people carry expectations and have to fight against them, if they want to do something different. Many people leave for this very reason.
Even being in the same city or town, you can still see multiple different cultures and sub-cultures form. You might live only a couple of miles away from a person who would be great for you. But then, if you wear different clothes and have different kinds of jobs, you may be seen as too different. But when you meet online, these things carry a lot less meaning. You can have a great conversation, and it can lead to significant dates.