Week 12 Post 1

Chapter 19 discusses the psychosocial development of emerging adults.  This chapter was relatable to me because it discusses a number of subjects that apply to me or that I have experienced.  Under the section of romantic partners, the subsection of finding each other interested me.  Our current cohort of emerging adults use social networks to interact with other emerging adults.  Facebook and MySpace allow people to post pictures and share personal information, allowing everyone to see what they are doing.  Although most people do not use MySpace anymore, we are on Facebook and Twitter everyday. 75% of all 18 to 29 year olds in the United States use social networks.  Everyone I know has either Facebook or Twitter or both.   I personally use these social networks to interact with my friends and family.  Other young adults use these websites to find romance.  When I was in high school, my one friend used Facebook and MySpace to find guys.  To me, I would never use those websites to find a romantic partner.  It never ended well and the guys were always creepy.  I believe if you want to meet people online, matchmaking websites such as Match.com and eHarmony should be used.  My aunt once used eHarmony and met a number of men who led to a few potential relationships.  The issue with eHarmony is the increase of choice overload, which occurs when there are too many men available as options.  It is hard for people to find their soul mate online because there is such a wide variety of people to choose from and compatibility is hard to find online, even if you do enter your personal information.  It amazes me how much we can do on the internet nowadays, such as finding and maintaining relationships.