The new year is a time when many people decide, "I am going to find that special someone this year." Most begin to sign up and pay hundreds of dollars to find 'the one'. Others begin to go out more with the idea of reinventing themselves to find 'the one' in a new scene. The rest of the world is currently sitting at home with their significant others.

As much as I have wished my love life could be like a movie on the Hallmark channel, it is not that simple. You know, those movies where two people are in a grocery store. Jen, aka the leading lady, reaches for a bag of grapes, and Hank, aka the leading man, does too. Their hands touch. Both pull back awkwardly, then both begin to have a conversation about grapes. This conversation leads to talk of a date. The movie goes on to have heart break, hatred, forgiveness, then they marry and live happily ever after.

As stated, life just is not that simple. Now I know what you are thinking, "What is the point?" Well the point is that of all the types of dating that exist in the world, why not consider all possibilities to help you find your significant other?Why not try online dating?

I am the type of person who is quiet in public until I get to know the people I am around. After I get to know them I am an extrovert with a side of caffeine. A lot of people think that online dating is for people who are desperate. They sometimes tend to think that it is for people that are old. Or people think online dating is for people who struggle with dating and can only handle a screen. None of these things are true.

The truth is that life gets busy. There are currently over seven billion people in the world and right now I am surrounded by only a few hundred thousand. To increase the odds of finding your significant other you are statistically better off signing up for online dating. I know it sounds scary, but it truly is not.

One of the good things about online dating is that you can have a conversation with someone in a matter of seconds. The site will show you people that you have commonalities with. You can look at the group choose a few you are interested in and begin talking. If you feel as though things could go somewhere you can ask to meet. All of this is at your finger tips. The fish in the pond are fish that have similarities to you rather than just an awkward moment.

I know there are many people reading this right now thinking, "Have you heard of the show Catfish? Dating sites are awful."

To this I reply I know this happens. But you can not let one bad apple ruin the entire bunch. Toss it out and continue with the rest. We should remember that life is what we make of it. Only we can decide our own fate. I suggest that everyone takes a moment to open their fate and love lives up to the idea of online dating. It is 100% worth it.