Dating In The Age Of The Internet

Dating online has become both a great success and a great curse for the current crowd of singles. Back in the day before the internet (for those of you who remember) dating required an ability to harness the art of flirting and seduction.  People had to be able to “give someone the eye” or “make a move.”   Bars were full of cruising.  There were even, “singles bars.”   These places were turned into an iconic movie, Looking For Mr. Goodbar, with Diane Keaton.  In the movie Keaton spent night after night hanging out in on a bar stool, sometimes having one-night stands, and generally trying to find a man.  She meets with utter failure and even danger in her late night escapades.

Speed dating, while sometimes still available, is largely a thing of the past.  Speed dating is just as it sounds.  A group of singles is organized in …