| Dating used to be difficult in the past because of the | | | | so much in so little time that people who share the |
| limited venues where people could meet. Parents | | | | same interests, match the criteria or match the |
| usually had to look for dates for their children by | | | | requirements set by others can easily hook-up. Men |
| exchanging information with close friends, colleagues, | | | | looking for specific types of women can visit sites |
| and people who go to the same church. It was more | | | | that have women members of specific backgrounds. |
| difficult for women to look for suitable men since | | | | Dating has never been this easy, and it seems that |
| standards were set mainly by their parents, usually | | | | although this trend benefits women as well, these |
| by the family's breadwinner. Though this is a fact, | | | | dating sites favor men more. Good thing, though, |
| men also had it rough back in the day. In fact, men | | | | that although these dating sites are free, new |
| of the 21st century enjoy quite a lot more freedom | | | | regulations are already being formulated to protect |
| in choosing their dates than their counterparts in the | | | | members and prevent abuse. |
| past. Nowadays there are free dating sites to make | | | | On a brighter note, it is not impossible to have a real |
| dating and finding the "right one" easier and nearly | | | | relationship from these kinds of dating sites. As a |
| hassle-free. | | | | matter of fact, a lot of solid and well-established |
| The abundance of free dating sites can be attributed | | | | relationships were borne under these venues of |
| to developments in the Internet. Technology can do | | | | dating. |