The internet has a lot of opportunities for expressing your emotions and for communication — smiles, dating sites, resources of interest, instant messages, etc. There are a lot of temptations, and there are even more opportunities to get to know each other. Moreover, many people give preference to dating online, in reality bypassing potential halves per kilometre.

Why is love breaking out faster on the Internet than in real life?

• An urgent need for attention. If in real life, there isn’t enough emotion, communication, and attention (and many are really deprived of it due to circumstances), online dating becomes almost the only way to feel needed by someone.
• Internet addiction. Social networks and dating sites draw a person into the World Wide Web very quickly. Real life fades into the background because it is there, on the internet, that we (as it seems to us) are understood, waited and loved, and at home and work — only innuendo, quarrels, and fatigue. On the internet, we have practically no punishment and can be anyone. In reality, we need to be responsible for our words and actions. The dependence becomes the stronger, the poorer the person’s real life.
• Ease of making new acquaintances and friends. You enter a social network or Ladadate, write a couple of phrases, click on the traditional heart in the photo — and you are noticed. If you are original, principled, and clever, then a crowd of admirers is provided for you.
• It is almost impossible to see a person’s flaws online.

The dangers of virtual love: Relations on social networks and consequences

Dangers of online dating lie in masks. A person in the 21st century leads two types of life: online and offline. In both types, we put on social masks, pretending to be personalities that we are not in reality. That is, the danger of online dating is that you can form a certain opinion about the interlocutor, but it doesn’t correspond to them. As a result, upon closer acquaintance, your rose-colored glasses will fall off, and you will realize that you were mistaken.

How can you protect yourself from unjustified expectations? The answer is simple — don’t create illusions about your online acquaintance. Understand that this person hasn’t yet earned your absolute trust. Therefore, no matter what she writes or says via online calls, don’t lose your vigilance. Maintain your distance until you realize that you know her well. This should take at least 2-3 months. Is it worth crossing this online line? Should you leave everything as it is? Of course, there can be no advice here — everyone draws their own destiny.