--- title: "12 Pros and Cons of Online Dating ..." description: "Saves Time; Focused Search; You Get to Know a Person Better in a Shorter Time; Attraction is More Based on Who You Are than Looks; A Rejection Affects You Less; More ..." url: "https://allwomenstalk.com/12-pros-and-cons-of-online-dating/" category: "love" last_updated: "2026-06-07" --- # 12 Pros and Cons of Online Dating ... Online [dating](https://allwomenstalk.com/7-things-to-ask-yourself-before-dating-a-guy/) is not a taboo subject anymore and people seem to take it more seriously than a few years ago. We are starting to accept [online dating](https://allwomenstalk.com/do-online-relationship-really-last/) more and more as a genuine way to [meet someone](https://allwomenstalk.com/10-best-places-to-meet-eligible-men/). Still, even now, many people do not take it seriously and ask themselves if it can work at all. Trust me: it can work. I have been [dating](https://allwomenstalk.com/7-things-to-ask-yourself-before-dating-a-guy/) someone online about seven years ago. It was a great experience at the time and we are [happily married](https://allwomenstalk.com/secret-rules-for-happy-relationship/) for more than 4 years now. Like any controversial thing, online dating has many pros and many cons. Here is the way I see it. Pros: ## 1. Saves Time you can meet lots of people in relatively short time ## 2. Focused Search You can “screen out” the people you definitely are not interested in, based on the information available online ## 3. You Get to Know a Person Better in a Shorter Time The other way around is also true, people tend to talk more openly when they are protected by anonymity ## 4. Attraction is More Based on Who You Are than Looks ... this also goes both ways ## 5. A Rejection Affects You Less ... than when that happens “face to face” ## 6. It is Safe in One Way You do not need to reveal your name, address and other personal information Cons of online dating on the next page ... Cons: ## 1. Not Safe in Other Ways you don’t know who is really behind a profile; unfortunately there are still lots of creeps out there who pretend to be someone else online just to have some fun or worse ## 2. It Can Be Hard to Keep on you miss out on the real [dating](https://allwomenstalk.com/ten-ways-to-get-a-guy-to-ask-you-out/) process, going out, meeting, seeing and touching each other in real ## 3. Others Don’t Take You Seriously there is a big chance that your family and friends will not approve and/or understand when you are dating someone online ## 4. You Need to Be Willing to Relocate ... in case you fall for someone who lives far away; eventually one of the two has to move to make it work ## 5. Addictive you can end up spending many hours a day in front of your computer doing nothing else than looking for a date ## 6. Costly if your search is not limited to free [dating sites](https://allwomenstalk.com/do-online-relationship-really-last/), it can become pricy in time No one says finding someone is easy. However, internet offers so much more opportunities to meet someone… As long as you play it safe. [Online dating](https://allwomenstalk.com/top-10-free-online-dating-sites/) experiences can be very different, some great, some not. But isn’t that the case with real life dating as well? 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