Dating websites and in-person meetings where you approach another person or you are approached have their pros and cons.
30% of adults have used dating websites, further signaling their popularity.
Dating websites widen the pool of potential dates.
There are a limited number of people you come across in your day to day life that you are attracted to and want to approach, or want to be approached by.
Yet, dating websites have a much bigger audience of people that are of romantic potential with you.
This variety is a huge plus for people.
By simply signing up on a dating website, there are an endless number of potential matches at your fingertips.
These are far more people than you see when you are at a grocery store, work, the gym, a coffee shop, the mall, the market, local park, etc.
To this end, dating websites provide a massive advantage to people who are seeking a partner.
Furthermore, dating websites are convenient.
People have busy lives.
They are at work, tending to family matters, working out, traveling, etc.
These are people who don’t have the time to go from bar to bar or nightclub to nightclub on a Friday night.
The ability to open a dating app on a smartphone, laptop or desktop, and quickly log in to browse through dating profiles in search of a potential romantic partner is extremely appealing.
It makes their lives easier.
After a hard day’s work, you are logging into a dating app and searching for a potential partner in the comfort of your own home, or wherever you are.
That is the advantage of technology at your fingertips.
Additionally, should you connect with someone on a dating website, you have the advantage of chatting or doing video chats to figure out whether there is romantic compatibility.
This means that you don’t have to go to a physical date with anyone you match with on a dating website until you determine whether there is romantic compatibility through chatting on said dating website.
This is far better than relying on friends to keep sending you on blind dates with people you have never interacted with.
With all these advantages, people choose to subscribe to dating apps as opposed to approaching strangers in real life.
Besides, plenty of people are shy or socially awkward.
A dating website makes it easier to connect with people without having to deal with the fear of rejection that coincides with approaching a stranger in public.
All of this being said, in-person meetings where a person approaches or is approached is very much a part of our culture still.
Not everyone is completely sold on dating websites.
There are those who prefer to approach someone in person or want to be approached, despite how prevalent online dating has become.
The advantage of in-person approaching is that it gives you a full idea of what the person you have approached physically looks like.
Unlike dating websites, where people have a knack for posting photos that misrepresent what they currently look like, you never have to worry about whether a person you have approached, or have been approached by, is misrepresenting their physical appearance.
Additionally, when you approach a woman in person, you get an instant read on whether there is romantic chemistry based on the conversation you have with her.
This isn’t as apparent on dating websites.
Finding romantic chemistry with a woman you match with on a dating website doesn’t automatically equate to having romantic chemistry with her if you decide to meet each other on a date in person.
Yes, the percentages are better than those of blind dates, but they aren’t certain.
As previously stated, there are pros and cons associated with dating websites and in-person meetings where you approach another person, or you are approached.
It all amounts to using the one that fits your personality and lifestyle best.