[Josy]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

Dating is a social meet up though. I used them a fair bit when I first moved to London and I didn't know many people to go out with but I still wanted to go out on dates, I dont see how that's sad
Lots of people just use the apps for titillation and get off on chatting and swapping pics etc and that's where it can be really anti-social and even unhealthy though, but other that it can aid a social life rather than be detrimental to it.

Im not saying the people using them are sad the whole aspect of it i find sad...

[Rob!]

Originally Posted by Josy

Im not saying the people using them are sad the whole aspect of it i find sad...

Is that like the guns are dangerous, just the people holding them are argument?

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Rob!

Is that like the guns are dangerous, just the people holding them are argument?

No its me saying I find the whole dating site thing to be sad, hopefully thats clear enough for you Rob

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Josy

No its me saying I find the whole dating site thing to be sad, hopefully thats clear enough for you Rob

Yes that fits into the metaphor he used.

[Rob!]

Originally Posted by Josy

No its me saying I find the whole dating site thing to be sad, hopefully thats clear enough for you Rob

Yes, well it's not exactly an open minded opinion. In the digital age, the statistics of people who meet and stay together through these sort of apps are huge. It helps people who are less confident get to know people, or allowing folk to get in contact with people who are suitable for them who live a longer distance away. There's nothing sad about it.

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Rob!

Yes, well it's not exactly an open minded opinion. In the digital age, the statistics of people who meet and stay together through these sort of apps are huge. It helps people who are less confident get to know people, or allowing folk to get in contact with people who are suitable for them who live a longer distance away. There's nothing sad about it.

Theres nothing sad about it in your opinion, I disagree.

[Rob!]

Originally Posted by Josy

Theres nothing sad about it in your opinion, I disagree.

So why do you feel that way? What is sad about it?

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Rob!

So why do you feel that way? What is sad about it?

Its sad that people are turning more and more towards technology for things like socialising, dating meeting people etc rather than go out and live life rather than sit staring at a screen (yes it can be good for people that have trouble going out etc which ive always said in similar threads) I also find peoples addictions and over use of social media to be another massive negative point of the internet.

Yes you can throw out statistics about the positive side of online dating but theres also negatives to match, like couples that meet online then marry are three times more likely to get divorced, 20 odd percent of couples that started dating online dont last a year and so on.

Of course for some it will work, fair play to them but IMO people should be out there, socialising, interacting and meeting people face to face, not getting excited at the thought of being matched with someone who enjoys the same tv show as they do.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Originally Posted by Rob!

Yes, well it's not exactly an open minded opinion. In the digital age, the statistics of people who meet and stay together through these sort of apps are huge. It helps people who are less confident get to know people, or allowing folk to get in contact with people who are suitable for them who live a longer distance away. There's nothing sad about it.