PARTNERS To begin with, In the last decades, the way of meeting a mate has changed, so, nowadays the internet has displaced the venues for meeting partners. It´s a complement to traditional ways of meeting. For instance, friends can and do meet the friends of their friends through Facebook. Besides, Thanks to apps or smartphones single people can meet someone. Downloading any app on the smartphone have become in the more effective way to get a date. Social networks are an option for falling in love in a quick way. Some examples of these social networks are Meetic or Edarling. Technology has changed our way of finding a person. In the cases of distance relationships, Whatsapp or Skype are a great option for couples who can´t the possibility to see in person. Recently, on tv has appeared a tv show related with this topic, its name is “first dates”. In a restaurant, some people try to meet with their future partner. While they are having dinner they talk about their life, hobbies, relationships and so on. At the end of the program, both decide if they want to have a second date with the same person. Concerning how couples used to meet forty years ago, I think it was common to meet your partner through friends or family. In those years people had parties at home, in these events you could meet your mate. My parents met through a friend of my father, his friend knew to my father and my mother separately and one day he decided to introduce them. A friend of mine knew her husband in a hiking group. Every weekend she went with this group and this man showed interest for her immediately. At the end of a short time, they got married. They have got two children. Personally, I believe they are the perfect couple. Now, other ways to meet a partner are speed dating. On facebook, it´s common to see advertisements about it. In short, the Constant growth of the online universe has been opening more and more doors to personal relationships and multiple new forms of communication. So it´s easy to meet people, no matter if is a partner or friends. But at the same time, due to this facility relationships tend to be not permanent.