There are plenty of fish in the sea, but finding the right one may take some time, so millions of singles are turning to the internet for help.

Meeting new friends, potential lovers or even knowing people with the same interests online is much easier than finding people in real life.

Online dating and friend sites such as Tinder, OkCupid, FaceBook and eHarmony make it easier for people to find the perfect fish, or just a good friend.

Online dating-services are becoming very popular among people in the U.S.

40 million Americans use an online dating service, which is about 40 percent of the entire U.S. singles pool, according to Match.com.

The number of single people in America could decrease if more singles started using dating services to start relationships.

There are more than 2,500 dating services in the United States according to Forbes.com.

If one dating service doesn’t work out for you, then you can always sign up for another one.

Online sites allow people to become friends with all people from different backgrounds and unique search settings let users search for others that share the same qualities.

Sites like OkCupid for example, actually show the compatibility percentage. So if you’re not a good match for a person , you don’t have to waste your time talking to them because OkCupid already did the hard work for you.

OkCupid even shows if the person you’re talking to is more or less kinky, sex driven, giving, outgoing, polite, etc. compared to you.

If you’re scared to meet up with the people that you’re chatting with online, then don’t meet up with them.

With online friends you don’t have to remember their birthday, anniversary or how old they are because a lot of these sites tell you.

If someone is uncomfortable with their online friends, they could unfriend or block them at anytime, making the process of getting away from someone much easier than dealing with a real-life jerk.

For college students with a loaded schedule it might be easier for them to have an online friend because trying to meet friends on campus might never happen, especially at a commuter school like El Camino.

It’s really hard to meet new friends when you have a busy schedule and some students go to school and work full time.

Having an online friend would help busy students because during a stressful time the student could message any of their online friends and chat with them.

That’s the beauty of online communication; applications now allow users to have that friend or significant other right in the palm of their hand to talk to and be there for them just like they would be in real life.

Life is moving into a digital age, it’s time for the dating world to move there too.