The internet has
progressed and continues to progress as time passes. The internet is a place
where people can meet and communicate with each other. Whether they are in two
completely different locations or the same location, the internet has helped us
communicate as if we are right next to each other. The internet has also been
constructed in a way where people can date online. The internet can be helpful
but it can also be dangerous when it comes to online dating. People face many
different types of dangers when they are associated with online dating because
this world is filled with people who only want to cause damage to other
innocent people. Online dating is dangerous because anyone can create a false
profile that makes other people believe they are real but then lead to major
letdowns. Predators and criminals also use these sites to find victims,
especially because these sites portray themselves as a trusting.
The articles that I found this week all discuss about the
dangers of online dating. Three of the articles discuss how dangerous online
dating can be and provide tips on how to be aware of these dangers. One article
in particular discusses an incident where a women was almost killed by a suitor
she found on an online dating site.
There are
many online dating sites such as Match.com, eHarmony.com, ChristianMingle.com,
and many more. And unfortunately these sites are full of people who have
created a false profile for themselves. These fake profiles can be extremely
dangerous because the people behind these profiles can be rapists, sex offenders,
and criminals but are disguising themselves as innocent, regular people. When it comes to
online dating, criminals or predators take advantage because they feel that
online dating sites are bursting with victims they can harm. They create a fake
profile that can take about 5 minutes to make and soon enough they are
searching the site looking for a gullible victims they can put their hands on.
Match.com was sued for $10 million by Mary Kay Beckman, Beckman met Wade Ridley
online and Wade had the intentions to kill Beckman but failed to do so. In
actual fact, Wade Ridley confessed to have killed a woman named Anne Simenson,
who he had met on Match.com. This is just one heinous example of the many
criminals that are out there using these online dating sites as bait to catch
unsuspecting victims.
One reason that I believe people continue to use these online
dating site is because of the skewed advertising that we see. Very often on television we see online dating
advertisements, and there is always at least two couples who have met and been
married due to the success they’ve found on a specific site. The commercial
only says that the couple has met and has been married for a certain amount of
time but how do we as the viewers know if that is true? We choose to believe
this probably because we see it on television. But of course these online
dating advertisements don’t speak about the possible dangers that can happen
because of the risk of losing money and trust. These online dating
advertisements are filled with lies and deceit and it is unfortunate that
people get hurt, killed, or disappointed as result and these advertisements do
not responsibly convey everything about the site to the viewers.
Personally the
thought of online dating creeps me out. I’m not particularly open to the idea
simply because I have trust issues when it comes to meeting complete strangers.
I feel like there are too many horror stories and informative literature out
there for me to ever be trusting of someone I’ve met online. I do think that
all of the articles provided a great insight into the monstrous world of online
dating and they were extremely helpful to me.
Articles:
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