Online vs. Real World

The article, "Someone to Watch over Me," is mostly about online databases and how you meet people.  I think that this gives us a perspective on how much we depend on online resources to meet people these days.  Also in the article, she explains how it's sometimes awkward to meet people in person.  I think that sometimes its awkward to meet people in person because we depend so much on the internet, email, and text messages.  Face to face conversation is very different then talking to someone on the internet or through a chat.  Online you have time to think about what you want to say.  In person, you are put on the spot so you don't have that hidden factor put into it.