Social media has made it easy to connect with almost anyone in the world. You can interact with strangers, mutual friends, friends, and sometimes celebrities. Personal and professional contacts can be made through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Technology has allowed …show more content…
Romantic relationships can also be formed through the internet. Currently, couples can meet in many different ways. Oftentimes, they are the same sources used to create platonic relationships. They connect through mutual friends on FaceBook, internet chatrooms, and dating sites. Dating sites are the only type of technology that is not made for platonic purposes. Dating sites are increasingly popular (Ansari 42). Aziz Ansari, a popular comedian and actor, wrote an article for Times magazine about dating sites with the help of sociologist Eric Klinenburg. According to Ansari, "38% of Americans who describe themselves as 'single and looking ' have used an online-dating site" (42). Ansari insists this is not just millennials, but also many from an older generation as well (42). Statistically, almost a quarter of online daters find their significant other online (Ansari