{"id":235,"date":"2010-04-14T14:21:44","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T14:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?235"},"modified":"2010-04-14T14:21:44","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T14:21:44","slug":"social-networking-sites-have-altered-romance-for-a-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/social-networking-sites-have-altered-romance-for-a-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Social networking sites have &#8216;altered romance for a generation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the armed forces who are looking for love may wish to log online in the hope of finding a potential partner, as it has been suggested that social networking sites have &quot;altered romance for our generation&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Lydia Williams, a senior at the College of Liberal Arts, told the Purdue Exponent that the internet has transformed the way people date in modern society, allowing couples to &quot;enchant&quot; each other before having to meet in a face-to-face setting.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that she met her current boyfriend because she recognised him at a party after looking at his page on a social networking site. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I must bow down and thank the internet gods for facilitating our relationship,&quot; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Telegraph recently suggested that single soldiers looking for love might be wise to get a mate to write their online profile for them. 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