match almost indefinitely. I didn’t feel a real need to return to the site to continue the game mostly due to the fact that I wasn’t successful in it. But if I would have better at it, and had fun, it could have been a different story. A more taboo type of addiction presented by the Internet is the cyber-sexual addiction. The Internet provides pornographic images to anyone, and there is almost no sort of safeguard to young children. This sort of freedom makes it hard to stop. Also there is always the expectation to find a better site. Dori Jones Yang says “with the Internet, there is always another link, another banner, and always something better to find.” (Yang) Chat rooms are more accessible to a bigger range of people, which makes them probably the most abused part of the Internet. The only requirements is being able to communicate effectively and having a computer. Greenfield had this to say about chat rooms; “chat rooms create imaginary relationships, which to the user seem to be more ideal than those in real life and becomes more important. But once contact has been made, and the online mate didn’t turn out the way he or she planned, they are in turn drawn back to the Internet in the perpetual hunt for a perfect mate. All those cyber chatters are drawn to others who are depressed or lonely like them.” (Greenfield) This is often one of the most destructive in relationships. Users start off causally surfing the web, perhaps stumble upon a chat room. They find a room that they can relate too, and begin chatting. A contact they talk to begins to turn into a relationship-based bond. If this person is involved in a relationship, such as dating partner, or marriage, it could turn into disaster. There are numerous cases of divorce accounted to the Internet. Take for instance Bob and Judy, a Seattle couple. Bob began receiving credit card bills with $350 charges for online s...
