Online Dating Research Paper

Dangers of Online Dating The internet has come a very long way over the years. It is much easier to communicate with people whether they are the other side of the world, or even if you're right next to each other. Since communicating is so accessible online, people use this as an advantage for dating purposes. Online dating is a very popular method people use to meet new people that can eventually be their significant other. It is shown that 52.4% of males use dating websites and 47.6% of females use them and in the last year 17% of these people have gotten married from online dating (Statistic Brain). There are many pros of online dating but there are also many cons of it such as false website information, catfishes, and criminals trying to find victims. This is why it is very important to always be aware when using online dating websites so these cons can be avoided. When watching TV at home, it is common to see a commercial for an online
Criminals are very common on online dating websites because they know that they will find a lot of victims. Once they find their victim they gain a relationship with them and then slowly start asking them personal questions such their address. They then ask to meet up and then try to either rape or kill them, this happened to Stephen Robinson's sister Sharon Winters. She was stabbed several times by a man she had met online a couple of days earlier (Laura Mitchell). Criminals not only use dating website to murder, rape and stalk innocent people but they also use them to get money (FBI). What they do gain a close bond with the victim and then later on ask them for some money, they then get their personal information causing the victim to lose money (FBI). Since criminals are very common on dating websites it's important not to give out any personal information to anyone on these sites to avoid a tragedy or losing