Love at First Type

This critical reflection will examine the way social relationships are changing alongside the growth of technology, focusing particularly on Castells” (2005) Network society but also considering globalisation, risk, and intimacy. When discussing ideas of changing intimacy and risk, this critical reflection will not examine “online dating” per se, but will however, discuss the idea that individuals are now able to create social and romantic relationships online through the use of social networking websites, chat rooms and the like, with people they have never met, and often never will meet – and the dangers involved with creating such relationships.