Online dating has quickly become the hottest way to meet new people. But some are still not sold on the idea of meeting someone through a computer. That’s understandable, as there are downsides to online dating. This post seeks to lay out the pros and the cons of online dating so that you can make an educated decision on whether meeting people online is right for you. Here’s my list of pros and cons to dating online.

Pros

• Instead of meeting people one by one at bars, clubs, church and through friends, you can browse through dozens of online profiles in no time. You can sift through the Mr./Mrs. Wrongs and get right to Mr./Mrs. Right.
  
• Another good thing about online dating is that you don’t have to talk to each person to see what they’re all about. Everyone has a profile that lists their interests so it’s easy to see who you’re compatible with.
• If you have a busy schedule and only have a few minutes per day to devote to your dating life, online dating is perfect for you. After you come home from a long day of work you can browse profiles online and pick who you talk to and when you talk to them. You can reply to your emails on your own time.
• With online dating you can easily date multiple people at the same time. There are so many people who are single and looking that it’s easy to set up different dates for every day of the week if you choose to do so.

Cons

• With online dating there is a complete lack of personal interaction. Sometimes you need to see somebody, hear somebody and feel somebody.
• It has been said that online dating is dangerous because you don’t know the person who you are meeting. For this reason you should only meet people in public places.
• When you are chatting with someone online you have no idea whether they are being honest with you. For all you know they are making up everything about themselves. It is much easier to lie online than in person.
• When you meet someone online all you have is a picture. Their photo may be bad quality or worse yet be an old photograph where they are 20 pounds lighter and 10 years younger.