Technology is making it easier and easier to meet people, helping to bridge the burgeoning gap created by societies rapidly diminishing social skills.
It's all about supply and demand, identify a problem and come up with a solution, if it works you will make a lot of money, it really is that simple.
Problem: When out socialising with companions, I spot a pretty lady. I want to approach her and express my feelings but I lack the confidence to do so.
Solution: Alcohol
Problem: I meet a pretty lady in a night club establishment, we share conversation and a kiss and kindly she gives me her number. I wish to pursue the matter the following day, but in the cold light of sobriety concerns set in that perhaps she won't feel the same way and a phone call will only end in awkward rejection. What I want is a way to find out how she feels, without leaving myself so exposed.
Solution: Text Messages
But still it's not enough is it. Alcohol can give you unfounded confidence and text messages can distance you from the pain of potential rejection, but still you wish, you hope for an easier way to make that initial approach and cushion the emotional body blow of unrequited affection.
Solution: Online dating
Having previously viewed people that 'resort' to the Internet to find companionship as sad bastards, I finally realised that I am indeed a sad bastard and instantaneously logged in. I have not looked back.
Firstly I can confirm that a lot of what you have heard is true, most of the people on these sites are wack jobs. There are a lot of very young single mothers...a lot. Most of the messages come from women living hundreds of miles away wanting to chat and then you get people like 'randyrose' messaging you.
Aged 57 she lives 86 miles away in Leicestershire, is retired and enjoys sunbathing topless, a nice bathroom and hot young guys with a nice bottom.
Needless to say I have yet to correspond with 'randyrose', or indeed a number of other ladies who have messaged me on the site, some of which became quite hostile because of this.
If your a girl on one of these sites, it's much, much worse. An attractive lady will easily get 40 messages a day, many of which, and I'm being completely honest here, contain proposals of marriage.
If your a guy, this is actually a good thing as although a girl will get 40 messages a day, very few will be from someone in their desired age range and proximity and I guess most importantly from someone that seems normal.
This can make you quite a desirable commodity in the online world, but be careful as everything is not always as it seems...
