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"So, where did you guys meet?" “ |
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New couples often face this question from eager friends who are keen to hear about the beginnings of their love story. |
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Increasingly, the answer is "on the internet". |
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Online dating is a booming industry, worth an estimated 2.5 billion pounds across the world. |
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So what is it that is making so many of us turn to our computers to find love? |
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In the past, love may have blossomed in the workplace or in the pub |
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and some brave individuals may even have agreed to be set up on a blind date. |
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But nowadays, busy lifestyles and the popularity of online social networking have changed our attitudes towards romance. |
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Internet dating websites have become popular as a way of searching for the perfect mate. |
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People who use the sites can search profiles of hundreds of single people, |
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and with just a few clicks can see instantly whether someone is attractive or not. |
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But are we becoming too dismissive of potential dates? |
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Site users can make snap judgments based on people's profile pictures |
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and don't consider whether they may actually have real things in common. |
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For this reason, some sites place more importance on personality tests rather than pictures to match users who may be compatible. |
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On one British site, single people complete a test of 250 questions |
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before the site uses complex algorithms to select suitable partners. |
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Of course, for some people, regardless of the technology, |
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the whole process is distasteful - like 'shopping' for a partner. |
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But as the growth in the sector shows, |
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there are plenty of singletons who don't have time for such romantic ideas, and are more than happy to pay Cupid for a strike. |
