I love your hard-drive

The world of online-dating is horrifying to many old-fashioned-courtiers. Most people believe that love cannot bloom through a modem, maybe through a phoneline, but not when you cannot see nor hear the desired. I personally think that love is love, and if you are lucky enough to find anything even close to it that you should fight for your life to keep it. My friends tell me that they couldn't picture themselves telling their parents, "Momma, Dad; I want you to meet my boyfriend." And pulling up their MSN Messenger. I however, think that many parents of teens would appreciate this even more than real-life dating. You have plenty of time to examine the situation, get to know the person before they even meet your child.

For teens however, it can be harder and also easier to date online. In one sense, you don't have to worry about being pressured into the wrong kind of situation that will get you in trouble, any kind. Yet in another, you have to be careful of situations where the person isn't always who they say they are. The world of online-dating isn't as bad as it's sometimes made out to be, but it's not 100% safe either. Then there is also the pressure of friends who don't completely comprehend the pros of the situation. The, "How can you love someone you've never even met" ones. The fact that online-dating isn't accepted as an everyday thing, which is why you will see, if you ask most teenagers and they answer honestly; most of them have an online boyfriend or girlfriend that their parents' and friends' may or may not know about. It's a good self-esteem builder, and although nothing usually comes from these online intrigues, there are a few occasions where they can let you meet the person of your dreams, that you would have otherwise never even came into contact with.

Many divorced adults use online-dating as a last resort, I don't see why you would use any type of connection as a last resort. There are people that you could fall in love with before you ever see, that are also the people you would never give a second glance if you had. You can't expect for finding true-lasting-love to be easy, or it wouldn't be so satisfying when you do have it. The experience is meant to be fun, and people don't seem to think that you can find that quality of fun in an online-dating experience. But why rush yourself into anything? Online or in real life? There are literally millions of ways to meet people online, besides the corny "Free way to meet hot singles" ads. You can go into chatrooms, you can be a regular chatter. You don't have to necessarily be "looking for love". You can be on a chatroom just for the fun of it or out of boredom and still manage to meet someone you could possibly have interest in.

People tell me that they can't love a hard-drive, but I think there's someone for everyone and if you want to get sarcastic and call it loving a hard-drive. I say there's those built especially for your personal needs. Don't you agree?