Risks of Internet Dating

Risks of Internet Dating

As the world of technology grows, the next generation grows with it. Teenagers spend on average, more than 3 hours a day on the computer. Parents may put different anti-viruses on their child’s computers, but truly, how many parents can truly guarantee that their children are doing absolutely nothing foolish? None, is the answer to that question, and it is simply sad that nobody has thought of how many dangerous things can affect the minds of so many people.
Megan Meie just recently passed away from a scam boyfriend. Parents of a friend she had just recently fell out with, created a fake boyfriend to woo Megan and then drop her while she was at the top of her affection. It was consider to be one of the most heinous, calculated, vile acts ever committed by an adult to a defenceless teenager. Because of a tragic scam, Megan Meie took her own life. Many teenagers do the same. These days, love is so important to the innocent spirit of a child. Taking it away is such a heartbreak to the child. A very obvious reason to stay away from internet dating is how much pain it could end up causing. To fall so hard for someone you know virtually nothing about, is putting way too much money on the table. When there is a whole world outside your door, full of men and woman that are available and real, why confine yourself to just one room and just one computer.
Also, before you throw yourself into a chat room, think about how many people you know that are datable. Although many people don’t like stepping past the friend zone, in some cases it is better to hit it off romantically with an old friend, than with a complete stranger. If you were to date a stranger, and meet him without knowing anything about him, you could already be so in love that you would give yourself to him, and gain instead something not worth any amount of love. AIDS, or maybe Herpes; incurable STD’s.
That leads to the last point. Not many people are aware of how many predators there are online. Old, perverted men sometimes prey on younger girls to get sex out of them, when it is universally known that sex under the age or 18 is illegal. Cases like such are way too common and men older than thirty should know much better than to pose as a sixteen year old to get with a younger female. It’s purely wrong to try and disguise yourself. In some cases, the older predators have actually met up with their prey and raped them. There are serious offences to these crimes ranging from a couple of years in jail to a life sentence, depending on the individual case.
To sum it up, when so many dangers are lurking around the corner, why make it a necessity to click just a few buttons and open so many doors to dangerous things. Instead, keep those doors closed, and go find true love in the community outside the virtual world.