The Information Age began around 1837 with the vision of the first computer with Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. Since that day there have been major advances in technology; such as, the Kenbak-1 known as the world's first personal computer. Now people are more readily in touch than ever, but has this taken a toll on true old-school romance?
Since the dawn of technology generations have became increasingly lazy. The inventions of text messaging and video chatting services like skype have made it easy to stay in contact with people from the comfort of your home or where ever you happen to be. Why take the time to write and send a love letter like Beethoven's heartfelt letter to an unknown woman when you can quickly send a text to your loved one expressing the same idea in a reduced form?
Technology has taken the mystery out of dating. Today finding out about a person is as easy as finding a profile on a dating site or a simple facebook search (strictly educational purposes, no offense intended). With those you can see pictures, interests, status updates, and other information. Before technology you would have had to engage in an actual conversation to find out these things. Technology also adds a barrier between you and the other person, making it easy to avoid confrontation but also making it easy to pretend to be something entirely different.
It is my belief that people are inherently nosy beings. When you suspect that your significant other is cheating on you it seems the logical thing to do is look for an answer. With technology it is increasingly easy to search for that answer, though doing so is not morally sound. You check their browser history to see what kind of suspicious websites they have been visiting, you check to see if they left their email or social media site logged on and 'browse' their messages, or you snoop through their phone when they walk out of the room. Doing so is a blatant violation of trust, and will likely put added stress on your relationship if they were innocent.
While there are disadvantages that technology has brought to the dating world there are also advantages. Dating sites allow you to meet people from all over the world. In Greek mythology it is said that humans were originally combined but Zeus feared their power and split them apart, leaving you to spend your life searching for your other half. Why not have access to the whole world to search? Technology has also made long-distance relationships more feasible. With the invention of video chat women/men can video chat with their husband/wife who are deployed This is the closest thing to being face-to-face that has been invented to date.
We live in an ever-changing world that adapts to what people invent. Technology has not ruined romance, instead romance has shaped into a new form. Technology has given us a wide range of ways to keep in contact and broaden our social connections romantically and otherwise. While I have not met an adult who would scoff at a well-written love letter; emails and text messages have became applicable substitutes.
It is my belief that people are inherently nosy beings. When you suspect that your significant other is cheating on you it seems the logical thing to do is look for an answer. With technology it is increasingly easy to search for that answer, though doing so is not morally sound. You check their browser history to see what kind of suspicious websites they have been visiting, you check to see if they left their email or social media site logged on and 'browse' their messages, or you snoop through their phone when they walk out of the room. Doing so is a blatant violation of trust, and will likely put added stress on your relationship if they were innocent.
While there are disadvantages that technology has brought to the dating world there are also advantages. Dating sites allow you to meet people from all over the world. In Greek mythology it is said that humans were originally combined but Zeus feared their power and split them apart, leaving you to spend your life searching for your other half. Why not have access to the whole world to search? Technology has also made long-distance relationships more feasible. With the invention of video chat women/men can video chat with their husband/wife who are deployed This is the closest thing to being face-to-face that has been invented to date.We live in an ever-changing world that adapts to what people invent. Technology has not ruined romance, instead romance has shaped into a new form. Technology has given us a wide range of ways to keep in contact and broaden our social connections romantically and otherwise. While I have not met an adult who would scoff at a well-written love letter; emails and text messages have became applicable substitutes.
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