AGAINST ONLINE DATING

Presenter : Mai HuynhSection : 005

HISTORY 1986- Before the world wide web, there was a

bulletin board system for the few who were active in the computer networking at the time

1955- First online dating service:www.match.com

-Originally on a telephone modem network with four dial-up lines

1996- 16 dating sites available 2002- Social networks such as MySpace and

Friendster launched and online dating was a byproduct of that

2012 – 40 million users

WHY DO PEOPLE DATE ONLINE? Enhance their

personality/image Effortless Easier to handle

rejection Sooth language barrier Comfort zone Free to express

themselves No time to go out

CONS OF ONLINE DATING Fooled by inaccurate signals online Waste a lot of time chasing after what you

don’t really want Unhelpful excess of choice Irrelevant information presented out of context Scammers

LIES 1. Job 2. Height 3. Weight 4. Physique 5. Money 6. More senior than they

really are at work 7. Interesting profession 8. Knowing celebrities 9. Having a PA 10. Working in the film

industry

1. Weight 2. Age 3. Physique 4. Height 5. Money 6. Bust 7. Glamorous profession 8. Knowing celebrities 9. Having a PA 10. Working in

entertainment

Men Women

DECEPTIVE AND DANGEROUS

Online predators looking to take advantage of naive people for companionship or sex

Misleading information from those who are afraid to be themselves

Each year internet predators commit more than 16,000 abductions, 100 murders and thousands of rapes

As of May 2012..

INTERESTING FACTS Average length of courtship for marriages:-18.5 months online-42 months met offline 1/10 sex offenders use online dating to meet

people 1/10 users are scammers 1/10 users leave within the first three months

BE AWARE!

WHY OFFLINE DATE? Seeing person up close Hearing them speak Watch their moves and read body

language Smell them – constitute sexual

chemistry Connection with a person of character

IF YOU MUST ONLINE DATE Listen to your gut feeling Never give out your personal information too

soon Usually a person to take advantage of you is

the one who communicates with you first Set up an anonymous email account When going on a 1st date, make sure you

meet in a public place Drive yourself to the date destination Be able to protect yourself – self defense Notify family and friends of whereabouts

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Binazir, Ali. BlogHer. Six Dangers of Online Dating, 26 Sept. 2011. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. <http://www.blogher.com/six-reasons-why-online-dating-sucks>

Delozier, Dave. 9news. Study finds potential dangers in online dating, 12 Jan 2012. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. <http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=241895>

Moore, Shelly. eHow. History of Online Dating. 16 April 2012. Web. 16 Nov.2012. <http://www.ehow.com/facts_4857165_history-online-dating.html>