“Love, Internet Style” by David Brooks and “Why Jane Austen Would Approve of Online Dating” by Elizabeth Kantor both discuss some aspects of online romance and draw conclusions about its effectiveness of online dating. Brooks' piece informs the reader of the similarities and differences between online romance and courtship rituals of the past, with a focus on how men and women behave in online dating situations. Kantor's informative article uses compare and contrast primarily to highlight comparisons between online dating and the reunion dances of Jane Austen's novels. In Brooks' essay, his thesis states that "[t]he world of online dating is superficially cynical. . . But love is what it's all about. And the heart, even in this commercial age, finds a way” (222), implying that, while not perfect, online romance can work. He highlights his point by illustrating how online dating “slows things down” (221), “brings structure back into courtship” (221), and “is in trouble.” For example, he describes how couples might “exchange emails for weeks or months” (221 ) when using a dating site, effectively slowing down the dating process and adding more structure to the courtship. He shows the transactional and sensitive side of Internet dating when he refers to Internet exchanges between couples that "encourage both extreme honesty (the strangers on the train phenomenon) and extreme dishonesty, as people lie about their age on their job, whether they have children and, very often, whether they are married” (222) Brooks's publication history in widely known periodicals (such as the New York Times (221)) and insightful, yet logical writing style. , give validity to his essay; as, for