Lack of Spontaneity

Online dating can feel somewhat predictable and getting to know the person online first can have the affect of killing the excitement of actually meeting up in reality. For many finding true love or just someone fun to hang out is best experienced through an unexpected meeting.

A random meeting by chance that ‘just happened’ rather than any preplanned meeting through a dating website is how most people would ideally like to meet their partner.

Therefore meeting people online can feel a little too structured and boring.

False Identity

Even though there is an element of safety in initially sending email messages rather than having to meet up with someone you don’t know very well, in the end, the day will come where meeting in reality will be the only step forward. People can lie and deceive over the internet pretending to be someone else, using false photographs, a false age and even false motives! Although we like to think this won’t happen to us, it can happen and it could happen to you, so an online date should be approached with a little skepticism.

Greater Expectations

Even with online dating there is so much pressure for everyone to stand out. Many people are desperately seeking that special someone and so people can blow their lives out of proportion giving each other huge expectations of what they are like which they may fail to live up to once out on a real date.

Users Can Be Over Critical

With such accurate search tools at the hands of every online dater, people can be tempted to look for an absolutely perfect partner, possibly missing out on someone special that they would have given a chance to had they met them in real life.

False Profiles

Similar to false identity, this actually relates to the online dating provider! There have been a lot of rumors and heavy criticism dished out over scandals that online dating providers pay staff to create and use false profiles to keep paying customers interested in their sites.

If you search for reviews on online dating websites, many former users have posted on blogs and forums accusing big brands of trickery and deception and their arguments do seem to sound pretty convincing. As the saying goes, there’s no smoke without fire.