Dating in a blended reality world

Maricela Robles
Sep 6, 2018 · 4 min read

I have now been out of the dating game for almost 10 years. And I have realised that whilst I am sometimes concerned for my single friends, I am very afraid for what may await my now 4-year-old. Not because I think dating online is strange or as I have been told “unnatural”, I met my partner online, but because of the way in which people are now choosing to present the “best” (sometimes fake) version of themselves.

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Maricela Robles

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