Internet Dating: Can it really be dangerous?
In the recent years, internet dating has
grown popularity worldwide and is continually growing rapidly. Online romances
may flourish quickly. However, they often fade when reality sinks in. Yet,
there is a greater ground for concern than mere regrets. Engaging in this method
may put you in severe emotional, physical, or spiritual dangers.
How can a personal computer right in your own home that looks so safe and innocent actually present danger to you? When it comes to romantic attachments, dishonesty presents terrible dangers. Nowadays, the Internet seems to make various kinds of dishonesty that are easier to perform and harder to become aware of. However, this is not to suggest that using the Internet will make you dishonest or it is dishonest to use the Internet. However, we must be aware that other people often are not honest.
EFFECTS ON THE YOUTH
Based on a study, a large percentage of
children disobey their parent’s rules against browsing adult websites in
which other people use the internet to entice minors into desecrated sexual
actions. In this case, when youths utilize the internet to meet new people,
they can be exposed to far more danger than they realize. Also, based on
reports, one out of five kids who uses the internet has been solicited for sex.
Indeed, there were a lot of news reports about adult sexual predators who
pretend to be youths as they lurk around the web looking for possible victims.
In most cases, several young people were shocked to know a revelation that the person, with whom they shared a potential romance over the worldwide web, was actually a prison inmate. Thus, others have unconsciously become involved with sexual perverts. These despicable people first “groom” a potential victim by building trust through sociable and pleasant online chats. In time, they will seek to meet personally in order to perform their distorted desires. Unfortunately, a lot have been raped, beaten, and even murdered as a result.
OTHER EFFECTS
Though not everyone you meet online is dangerous, there are a lot ways in which people hide what they are. When you talk to someone in person, you may probably figure out something based from their voice tone and facial expressions. However, on the internet, it’s easy to be deceived because you don’t get any of that. Anonymous communication on the internet can make it almost impossible to see through such trickery. Indeed, wicked people hide what they really are in order to find victims on the Internet.
A usual thing that’s done among people seeking
romance over the internet is to overstate or make up good characteristics and
to reduce or cover up grave blunders. Further, The Washington Post
quoted an author who said: “Internet dating can be bad because people get
deceived.” It adds, “People often switch sexes. . . . Income levels,
race, criminal records, mental health histories and marital status often remain
secret long into relationships.”
In this light, several concerned people have given testimonies about their painful experiences of being misled by online dates to warn others. Why all the deception? It is because the internet makes it so easy. It’s very simple to make up something you’re not when you’re only seated while typing in front of a computer monitor.
Sadly, a lot of people only take all this deception without due consideration, thinking that it is only normal to lie a little bit for good a reason especially when embarking on a romance. Thus, some adolescents have fallen into this kind of deceit. They pursued relationships over the internet and have kept it as a secret from their parents. However, much of the pain and misery stems from lying. Would you not agree that such lying is a poor foundation for courtships? Dishonesty is the worst possible foundation for any relationship, particularly the one that is intended to lead in a lasting union.
Internet dating may possibly present other various dangers. In most cases, you tend overlook essential relationships because you spend too much time with people you meet online. Family, friends, and responsibilities become your secondary priority. Certainly, several people are able to balance their internet usage. Communication through E-mail is as essential way to keep in touch with friends and loved ones. However, everyone will surely agree that nothing can be compared to face to face communication.
Internet dating or online communication is not that dangerous if we will just know the grounds on how to use it. Always make responsible decision by all means. Rather than believing everything that you see and read from someone you have never met personally, always think twice and consider your steps cautiously. Meeting and making friends in person is far wiser. Observe if you are really well-matched, particularly when it comes to your goals and values. Such courtships can lead to a truly blissful marriage.
