Tuesday, November 9, 2021

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There is a show on Netflix that came out in recent years called “love on the spectrum”. There are some success stories that come to fruition between autistic couples. The show is quite inspiring, and at the heart of it, there is a great deal of technological innovation. The awareness and advancement in research of how people on the spectrum date has grown. The fact is that without the internet, phones, and dating apps there are many people that may otherwise lack the social skills to break the initial barrier of meeting someone.

Personally I found it difficult to meet people romantically when I was younger, before okcupid/tinder etc, existed. I think that discussing the advantages and disadvantages of meeting strangers online is compelling. Ultimately, to give people an outlet to find love, is a beautiful thing. If society is honest with itself its easy to agree that some people simply will not go out and meet people. Should crippling social anxiety exclude you from happiness?

The amount of time one can spend swiping on strangers on tinder can be exhausting. Shouldn’t it be this way? For those that do not believe in fate, combing through 200 people on a phone will produce better results than dating one of the 4 people at your job.

If you spend hours drying your eyes out on your phone, which we inevitably will, it is incredible that you could be sparking a chain of events that leads to marriage. For some they might otherwise be waiting for a blind date to come their way, and settling for whoever shows up.

Not only is it granting a new method for dating. It opens a more discreet line of communication for those that are not comfortable with their sexuality. Research has shown that individuals that identify as belonging to the LGBTQ community have increased self esteem and freedom, on average, with the implementation of internet dating in their lives.

Cyber Dating in the Age of Mobile Apps: Understanding Motives, Attitudes, and Characteristics of Users Pavica Sheldon American Communication Journal 2017 Summer (Volume 19, Issue 2)

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