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Nowadays, online daters project a\nfake identity of themselves through various dating platforms such as Facebook,\nTinder, Grindr and they think that they are living a \u2018perfect life\u2019. Yet, this\nstatement is open to discussion as online dating is seen to uphold both\nbenefits and drawbacks as well.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\ntoday\u2019s time, Identity is a key notion that integrates individuals in the\nsociety. Identity is perceived as the construction of an individual\u2019s\npersonality according to how the latter sees himself or herself interacting\nwith other individuals around him or her (Holck, Muhr, and Villeseche, 2016). On\nthe other hand, it is seen that online dating is considered as a crucial aspect\nin our lives since quite a specific period and whereby it has become a normal\nactivity to communicate with someone through various up-to-date online\napplications for example Facebook, Grindr, Bumble, Tinder and so on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\nis observed that through latest use of smartphones in the society and digital\ntechnology globally, there is the fact how individuals are searching for their\nrespective partners online and creating romantic relationships (Smith and\nAnderson, 2016). The internet that is the crucial booster to the online\nplatforms is rapidly shifting the traditional relationship phase specifically\nfamily, friends and work colleagues according to experts. These days, online\ndating is a multi-billion-dollar business that is promoting a series of growing\nsophisticated technological tools, going from online sites to geographically\ncoordinated smartphones applications that enable the filter and search of\nprospective matches (Felmlee and Kreager, 2017). An example of a frequently\nused online platform is that of Facebook that has helped online dating spread\nits effectiveness. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes in the power of social\nmedia that has held together human relationships and therefore, he has come up\nwith a creative idea to implement a dating feature to the trend. This will\nenable each individual to have a personal account whereby they will receive\nmessages from a different inbox and hence it will be more interesting and safe\nto use. This allows the individuals to create their identity online and develop\ntheir communication skills. Privacy issues here is guaranteed as the individual\nfriends will not be able to view the latter\u2019s activities. Nevertheless, there\nstill exists some controversial issues concerning harassment cases on the\ndating platform and how Facebook is planning to crack this problem (Dhapola,\n2018).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore,\nit has been confirmed by professionals that self-presentation on the internet\nhas found that there are many individuals who have been going quite far to the\nextent of expressing themselves in a more efficient way online, since they do\nnot get to experience that in real life. This leads to a virtual life online\nand at the same time improves individuals interacting skills with others\ncompared to old traditional methods whereby dating skills were limited to the\nuse of e-mails and chat rooms (Erjavec and Fiser, 2016). This is why in certain\ncolleges and universities; online dating is seen a delicate matter among\nstudents since they are the ones who use the internet regularly. But however,\nin today\u2019s time, students tend to ignore the fact that as the internet is a\ncrucial booster for many online activities, it is equally responsible for many\nindividuals having complex identity presentation and that social media is\ncompletely different from face to face communication. For instance, a woman\nwould not want her close relatives to know her the same manner her friends do.\nSocial media tends to make it difficult for an individual for him or she to act\naccordingly when the latter brings too many audiences at the same time. This is\nwhy, individuals share only the required details to get a notion of their\nidentity and control their level of activity as well (Adhikari, 2016). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without any doubt, it is a very normal activity that\nindividuals are using social networking sites (SNSs) for many years now whereby\nthese platforms have developed according to latest digital technologies and\ncontributed successfully in making individuals understand the methods of using\neach specific online platforms. Also, since the introduction of social media\nlately, the online platforms were simply tools that encouraged human\ntogetherness, developed many individuals\u2019 communication skills and used to\nreinforce the online community globally. Each platform was observed to have its\nown way or attracting a specific type of audience whereby the audience had to\ndisplay their skills and learn more about privacy issues. Additionally, the\nrise of \u2018Mass self-communication\u2019 is all about a global system of networked\nexchanges that emphasises on common platforms such as GooglePlus, Facebook,\nLinkedIn and Twitter that is a combination of both crucial and innovative tools\nthat boost the performance of online identity. Therefore, with the promotion of\nthe self and branding, many individuals more specifically students and adults\nget to design and create their own platform where they can communicate with\nother individuals and become popular online (Van Dijck, 2013).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, it is also observed that there is high use of the\nonline dating platforms by LGBT adults. In an analysis of how gay men and\nbisexual people meet their soulmates according to statistics obtained, more\nthan 4000 Australian males have confirmed of meeting their soulmates online and\nthat they prefer using the method of using online platforms to meet their\nlovers compared to other means of meeting new individuals for example Face to\nFace meeting. The online dating research dates back to the early 2000s when\nniche populations were being targeted by various websites and diverse services.\nAn additional catching point to be highlighted, is that online dating among the\nLGBT have decreased HIV positive risks based on many advertising campaigns that\nwere in circulation for a specific period in order to share awareness among the\npublic and people were briefed on the medical precautions to be taken as well.\nStill, there were some unsatisfied individuals who were not convinced by the\ncampaigns and who claimed that HIV positive risks were very far from declining\nbecause of the fact that individuals wanted to experience it in \u2018real life\u2019,\ntempted by the virtual life created around them online (Johnson,\nVilceanu and Pontes, 2017). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\nthe other hand, the fact that the individuals will be meeting their online\npartners in real life, tend to increase the latter\u2019s anxiety since they have no\nidea whether their so called soulmates that they met online, match the details\nas mentioned on their profile. Some risks associated to meeting virtual\nstrangers in real life maybe be that these individuals can turn out to be\npsychopaths and scary. Communication may become unclear at some point because\ncertain things just does not turn into reality. If ever this new \u2018Dating\npractice\u2019 does not prove to be a threat to the safety of the audience,\naccording to experts it is definitely going to affect our means of interacting\nwith other individuals in society for instance face to face communication. Overall\njust to say that it is easier to type words and emojis behind his or her\ncomputer screen or smartphone, rather than to say it on the individual\u2019s face\nlooking into his or her eyes and talking in a normal voice tone (Batton, 2017). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, according to professionals from the Norwegian\nuniversity of Science and Technology, it has been perceived that the hook-up\nculture on for example Tinder application is relatively not the same as in\nearlier years and users who have been using the dating tool are more likely\ninterested in short relationships that get over the next day for instance,\none-night stands (Marateck, 2018). Conversely Tinder\napplication is seen to have taken over the generation as wildfire spreading\nrapidly hence leaving the generation in desolation with a set of difficulties such\nas a set of social problems linked to family issues, confused feelings and\nprotocol failures which lead to individuals being insecure in the long run.  Unluckily, with the introduction of the online\ndating platforms, individuals decide with whom they will be talking to on the\nbasis of other individuals\u2019 pictures and appearance. The application has precisely\nreinvented the blind date. In the process of creating a fun and useful platform\nthat helps us meet new people and improve our interaction skills, all these are\naffecting our relationships with friends and family adversely.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another\nexample of a most common dating tool is that of Grindr. Initially when this app\nwas launched, it was revealed to be the lead of geosocial networking\napplications. Today things have evolved greatly and Grindr is still seen as one\nof the most noticeable online dating tools globally. It is the most popular app\namong gay men since it has been found out that it is more of an opening medium\nfor greeting others than used a key component to locate other gay men. An\nactive Grindr profile is sufficient to recognize any user as a man interested\nin other men. The dating platform also enables stress levels to adapt to latest\nfashion trends that would homonormatively make an individual identifiable as\ngay (Castillo, 2018). On the contrary, there is also the fact how most\nindividuals attract the attention of others through cheap talks that has become\nvery common online. Single professional advisers who are usually biased tend to\ncirculate wrong information and for instance it has become a normal action when\nthe male user comments on women photographs that are unreliable about\nthemselves (Mantell, 2018).            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversely,\nthere are also some weaknesses that arise when using the dating application.\nFor instance, it was spotted recently that a case of racism was reported. There\nwas a short abstract online that reportedly described how an individual became\nupset when a white man posted a racist comment on his account, when the latter\nwas in fact using the Gay dating platform to interact with other individuals\nwho had similar objectives in his surroundings. A renowned psychology professor\nGlen Jankowski from Leeds Beckett University specified that the dating\nplatforms such as Tinder, Grindr and Bumble form an integral part of our lives\nbeyond just dating purposes. Racism is predominant in the society and she\nreflects that just because this case happened online, this does not necessarily\ncontribute to the fact that it is also valid to real life happenings. Yet,\nother experts in Australia have indeed found out that around 96 % users had\nviewed at least an account victim to some kind of racial comments. Racism is\nstill at its highest point on Grindr since many other individuals admitted that\nthey undeniably posted things that were offensive on the basis of other ethnic\ngroups (Stokel\u2013Walker, 2018). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover,\nwith the creation of alternate individuals\u2019 identities online, a fact that\nshould not be disregarded is that this contributes to an increase in catfishing\nthat is considered as one of the major reasons of being deceived online.\nCatfish is defined as an individual who in general creates an account on social\nmedia with all kinds of fake details in order to attract the attention of other\npeople with whom they have the intention of creating a love connection. Catfish\nare successful in deceiving people since their actions display offline\nbehaviours. They are experts in what they do and this enables them to steal the\npicture of any stranger and upload it as if it was their property. However,\nmore complications occur when individuals no longer feel safe to update their\npersonal details on online platforms for instance their date of birth, hobbies\nand height to take full advantage of attractiveness. Both gender are determined\non lying and providing false information about themselves but nowadays with all\nkinds of technology it is easier to detect any misuse of information. But on\nthe contrary, catfish is also seen to promote levels of confidence and trust in\nrelationships through some means of social media whereby users are welcome to\nshare any updated details about themselves. Hereby, emphasizing the importance\nof quality over quantity is necessary when widening our online networks (D\u2019Costa, 2014). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To conclude, we can say that based on the analysis of identities\nused to promote online dating; individuals can now search for their romantic\nsoulmates or lovers easily online if ever they are having issues to find\nsomeone in their surroundings. Presently, one can have access to various\nwebsites where users can interact easily with other people and get to discover\nnew things online. But where there are benefits, there are disadvantages as\nwell. For example, dating tools can prove to be unsafe in cases where behind\nthat laptop screen or smartphone, individuals do not really know whether the\nuser that they have met virtually online is indeed the same as described by the\nlatter. People should be more careful when it comes to reviewing their privacy\nsettings online. Based on the above arguments, we can say that online dating\nhas brought a new trend in today\u2019s society but still one should learn how to\nuse it correctly.           <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Batton, Grace. (2017, September 4).\nDating apps are affecting our communication. The Daily Gamecock. Retrieved from\nhttps:\/\/www.dailygamecock.com\/article\/2017\/04\/dating-apps-affecting-communication<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Castillo, A. (2018).\nEXPLICIT COMPLICITY: A GRINDR NARRATIVE. Chasqui, 47<\/em>(2), 3-14.\nRetrieved from https:\/\/search-proquest-com.dbgw.lis.curtin.edu.au\/docview\/2151221181?accountid=10382<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dhapola, Shruti. (2018,\nMay 3). Facebook will soon have a dating feature, but there are many questions\nunanswered. The Indian Express. Retrieved from https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/technology\/social\/zuckerberg-announces-facebook-dating-service-feature-unanswered-questions-5160200\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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