This is a hot topic…in the past. It was almost everyone’s coffee table talk, and then all that armchair talk just stopped. Or did it? Maybe I just haven’t been around.

FriendFinder is reminiscent of Friendster, as I find their user interface very familiar. However, the intent is not to be seeking friends whom you’ve lost contact with but more of establishing a friendship with a complete stranger. It’s about the possibility of finding a suitable partner online by means of this portal.

The good: no restrictions. There is the option of men seeking women; women seeking men; men seeking men; women seeking women

The bad: can only browse after you register

There are a large number of people already registered, surprisingly. Over 30,000 are registered in China, and 12,000 in Singapore.

I don’t recall ever sustaining any online relationships. There was always the desire to meet, and then there was no safety net anymore. Whatever persona you create won’t hold anymore, and you can’t just click the x to close the window, running away involves the physical action. The only one I remember actually coming close to having a relationship with was someone I talked to online for a period of time, say a month or less, proceeded to talk on the phone for another month or less, but when it was time to meet I chickened out. Conversations were intriguing and maybe something could have developed, but I enjoyed the chickening out part too.

Nevertheless, I know friends who successfully find their significant other online, and it does sustain for some time. Sometimes, I guess.

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