Although people associate free chat rooms with dating, in reality there are many different reasons to go there. Don't get me wrong meeting people online often has a very flirty component to it. A lot of people go to chat rooms to meet online singles, and if you're there you can expect to be flirted with. Nevertheless, there is a chat room for practically every interest. Whether you're just unwinding from a day of work, looking for a date, wanting to discuss literature, or searching for people who share a passion for your hobby, you can probably find a way to chat online that works for you.
The biggest strength of chat rooms is also their biggest weakness: namely, the huge number of places out there to chat online. The problem is that anyone who wants to can start a chat room. There are probably millions of ICQ chat rooms out there, to say nothing of the AIM chats, IRC rooms, and other formats as well. This means that it can be pretty hard to figure out exactly where to meet people. It is kind of like being in a huge building with only a few people in it who you want to talk to you. You can spend hours wandering around before you really find a chat room that suits your fancy. Nevertheless, once you do, it can be worth the time.
You don't have to be socially awkward to go to chat rooms, but if you are, they are one of the most comfortable places to socialize. If the Internet is good for one thing, it is giving geeks a place to feel comfortable. That is one of the things I like most about chatting online. In a chat room, you have freedom to take your time responding, to be whoever you want, and to feel comfortable knowing that you can always leave a social situation that you don't like. It's definitely a lot easier than talking to people at parties! It helps to be able to type fast of course, but even if you can't, people will listen to you. for some reason, it seems a whole lot easier to think on your feet when you're speaking through your fingers.
A lot of people look for dating chat rooms, but you don't really have to. Of course, they can definitely speed the process up! Nonetheless, on the Internet it's totally reasonable to flirt wherever you go. There is no reason to feel uncomfortable.
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