text: why do you have to on the computer to meet others people for friend or relationships?   you certainly don't have to.  i myself think it's better to meet people in real life, anyways.  however, we live in a time when everybody is much more demanding- we want our partners and our friends to be tailored to us- the same hobbies, same likes, perfect compatibility in personalities.  gone are the days when you met someone different and built a friendship through various experiences and henceforth had a good, reliable buddy- now you find friends based on myspace groups and so on.  not that it's a bad thing . . . just different.  same with online dating- people want someone who is guaranteed to be perfect for them.  i've always felt that if you love a person, and they love you, you will both make it work, because no relationship comes perfect.  they all take work.  perhaps that's the reason there's so much divorce nowadays; i don't know.  but online dating makes it possible to hand-select a lover by eye color, hair color, weight, height, blood type . . . i joke.  but still.  goodness gracious.  we already spend so much time on the computer, it just seems natural to try and find companionship while there- a nice instant messaging box comes up while working on something, and it feels nice and sweet.  it just grows from there.