**Before I begin, I would like to say that I'm writing this out of experience so y'all don't be thinking that I'm guessing, putting other people down who did or are doing this, or that I'm being absolutely rude about it, which I'm not.**

In everyone's life, we all want someone that we want to have, hold, and love and never having that feeling of ever being alone for the rest of our lives. We all know that it takes time and patience, but the thing about it is that there's people out there that jump head first into generating a relationship out of thin air with someone he/she has just met online. I don't believe in online dating because you don't really know the person behind the computer screen and you and I both know that you can say whatever you want and be whoever you want. Yes, it's like that in reality too, but more people seem to do it online since you can't hear or really see the person anyway. One of the biggest problems with online dating is DESPERATION because a boy/girl is that vulnerable to be in a relationship that he/she will do anything to have a boyfriend or girlfriend. I know I've been there before and it blew up in my face not to mention I had a friend who put herself in danger because the guy,who was really twice her age, was a completely different person that he said he was. He didn't look ANYTHING like his picture(people can do that you know put up fake pictures of themselves), he was married with children and was dangerous. To make a long story short ,my friend learned her lesson and never did it again. Dating someone online is not only pathetic but it's also very dangerous. I mean it's not so bad if your dating someone that's in or around the area that you live in, but then again you still don't know the person. However, there's a problem with dating someone who lives like eight states away from you and don't give me that crap about you can fly there or take a train, which costs a lot of money these, and see that person. Who says that you can make it there and back especially with the airplanes are right now. Airplanes haven't been right for the last ten years. Anyway, the person that you've revealed yourself to could be older than he/she has told you, a rapist, a killer, a married person with children, or just some nasty pervert trying to look for a good time. I know there's dating websites like Zoosk or whatever, but still, be careful about what information you give out because you may never know if the person may one day just show up at your door unannounced and take you someplace that you may never be seen or heard from again and all because you wanted to date a complete stranger online and that you were foolish enough to trust and believe that person.