Dating Online
by: Davidson
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Has dating online lost its appeal? While growth in the
internet dating industry has skyrocketed over the past few years, trends may be
indicating that the industry is slowing down. Although dating online used to be outside of the
social mainstream, and labeled members are desperate daters, over the past
decade, things have begun to look up for internet dating companies everywhere.
Even Hollywood tapped into the craze of dating online with movies centered
around peoples' experiences.
With this
in mind, it may be surprising that dating online, while certainly more
mainstream, has not taken off in terms of industry numbers. There are several
reasons . First, while the initial growth of the industry was extremely fast,
and climbed rapidly, the growth may have temporarily plateaued. Also, as buzz
around dating online
picked up, interest grew and more people tried it out. However, many have also
been turned away after their experiences. Granted, some have had negative
experiences while dating online, from conflicts with other members, to feeling
that it was not worth it to pay membership fees. So, while the mystique
surrounding online dating websites may have been intriguing for new members, as
more people tried dating online, the mystique wore off and scaled off the
growth of the industry.
Another
potential reason for the slow down could be because of the rapid growth of
social networking sites. Although many members of networking sites are younger,
potential couples can still meet online similar to the way that they do while dating online. The
increasing number and popularity of social networking site has offered stiff
competition for traditional online dating sites in that both have taken aspects
of peoples' regular social lives online. Though social networking sites and
online dating websites differ in their main functions and features, it may be
just as easy for people to meet potential dates online through similar
interests.
These,
among others, could be some of the reasons why the online dating industry has
shown signs of slowing in the past few years. Nonetheless, this is an industry
that has proven that dating online will never go away.
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