Meeting people is part of everyday life. Dating is an activity that follows meeting someone with mutual interest as distinct and that has the same goal of having an intimate relationship. The main purpose of dating is for the partnership. Humans have social need to belong and be with someone. Dating has evolved from traditional to modern styles. The traditional dating requires physical meeting of two individuals, said in a party or an event. The modern ones do not require physically meet each other.
Technology, in particular the world wide web, has paved the way for online dating. Online Dating involves the usual communication between two people, establishing a relationship based on common interests. New Rendez-vous are called the dating sites online. Online Dating is a common thing for adolescents. In the United States alone, children young as sixth or seventh grade engage in online dating. Teenagers in their teenage years tend to enjoy this activity, making it a part of their stage of exploration. Teen online dating starts usually with social networking sites. Many teenagers enjoy sites like Facebook, multiply, MySpace, or Friendster.
These websites allow teenagers to come to the public through their profiles. They can enter basic information, location, photos, interests and current emotions through shout out messages. The information is accessible to anyone who has an account on the same site of networking. From there, users can talk via email, live chat or small messages. Another way is through online dating sites. There are those paid and there are also free online dating sites. There are online dating sites designed for different age groups: young adults, adolescents, adults, yuppies and oldies. Anyone is welcome to join.
This makes dating easier and more accessible to anyone in the world. And this also increases the anxiety of parents; knowing that their guys just can meet anyone, from anywhere with a simple mouse click. It is important for parents and boys discuss openly dating online. Parents should discuss with their children the importance of limiting the information being shared online.
In this way, the teenage son will how detail can be given and which ones to keep. As a precaution, parents should not allow their children to meet-up with their dates alone. Parents should talk about the fact that people who do online dating
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