• Safely share secrets. We all have things that we don't want others to know but that have to come out eventually. Maybe we're on house arrest or maybe we have a mole on our backs that we don't like people to see. You can share these things through the Internet and get them out of the way.
• Rejection is easier online. It never feels good, but it's easier to just not get a response back after you "wink" than to have someone walk away from you at the bar.
• You have time to think. It's easy to get flustered when meeting someone in person. You speak impulsively and react instead of acting. The online relationship develops differently and you can take time in responding if you need to.
Benefits of online dating