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The Future of Dating

For most of us our love lives holds a great deal of importance. This has been the case for centuries, the power of love shaping history, art and literature since the beginning of time. But no longer do knights serenade damsels on their balconies with love poems. The way we meet potential lovers and the wooing process have changed considerably over the centuries. So how will love and the dating world change over the next few years?

How it’s changing

Advancing technology and the internet have revolutionised the way we meet and interact. Social networks have taken over, and people now spend 30% of their internet time on one of these sites. With the average Briton spending 34 hours a month online, this is a lot of browsing and communicating. With so much social interaction now taking place online, it makes sense that dating will go the same way, and online dating communities will be at the heart of the future dating world. The free dating sites UK singles are increasingly using to meet potential dates are testament to the way people are effectively digitalising their lives.

Why it’s changing

Hectic working lives combined with new social tools mean we try to fit a lot in over a small period of time. We expect access to instant communication at all times to make this possible. Therefore, there simply isn’t time to hang around in the local bar, trying to entice looks from the other punters, or chat up someone for half an hour just to discover that they’re married. In the 21^st century people know what they want and they want it now. The internet is not only the cause of this attitude – it is also the solution.

 

The advantages

Time is the main advantage of online dating, as I’ve already indicated. You can find a date from the comfort of your own home, on your lunch break, or from just about anywhere with a smartphone. But this also goes beyond searching time. You will save even more time by avoiding time wasters, being matched with like-minded people through the use of compatibility tools such as an online personality profile. And this is just the beginning of compatibility matching – new innovative ways of bringing people together are being developed all the time.

Upcoming inventions

Beyond online dating, experts are predicting a movement into augmented reality. This means that you’ll be able to use your phone to find out who around you is single, combining the digital and face-to-face experiences. There are already several phone apps that allow this function, but as no one’s caught on to the trend yet, they aren’t working quite as they one day will when everyone has the service on their phones.

Can you see into the future? Well, if it’s anything like the last decade, the 2010s will definitely involve a lot of digital interaction, especially in the world of dating.