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dating sites.” online
Source: Ka6e Engelhart, Online da6ng and the search for true love – or loves
Is offline dating becoming
a lost art ? Image: Jaymal via Flickr
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“A new future for love as we know it;
a more efficient, more targeted way to meet a compatible mate.” Source: Ka6e Engelhart, Online da6ng and the search for true love – or loves
Online dating fits the needs of the fast-paced society we live in
but is it effective?
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The top 6 reasons that people join
online dating sites are…
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Many people feel that they are simply
too busy with their every
day lives to meet somebody.
Time…
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Low Self-Esteem…
Many people in themselves to approach somebody in person.
Source: Rich Santos, 6 Reasons People Join Da6ng Sites
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Tired of Dating…
Many people are tired of dating around their social circles - amongst
people they may or may not share interests with.
Source: Rich Santos, 6 Reasons People Join Da6ng Sites
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Physical intimacy…
While some people are looking for a long-term committed relationship,
others are simply looking for a sexual partner.
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Reliability…
Online dating takes the guess-work out
of whether or not somebody is looking for a relationship.
Source: Rich Santos, 6 Reasons People Join Da6ng Sites
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Convenience…
It’s quite easy for people to find someone that they are
attracted to
and who shares similar interests.
Source: Rich Santos, 6 Reasons People Join Da6ng Sites
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So, online dating…
Is it a good or a bad thing for people today?
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“By suggesting that compatibility can be established from a relatively
small bank of trait-based information
about a person, online dating sites may be supporting
an ideology of compatibility that
decades of scientific research suggests is false.”
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While some view online dating as an opportunity to meet ‘the one’, �
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others may be using it to meet multiple ‘ones’.
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“In previous generations, people met a partner and accepted they
wouldn’t be perfect in every aspect, �but Internet dating is like �
a chocolate box that never stops giving.”
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What happened to the old-‐fashioned ways of geYng to know a poten6al partner?
The days before Facebook, eHarmony, email, and texting?
“People have an easier time picking out an emoticon to display the emotion they are feeling �
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rather than actually showing it on their face.”
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So what about the positives of online dating sites?
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eHarmony claims an average of 542 of its users get married per day in America
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'Internet dating got me out of my comfort zone when it came to men and it's paid off in the most wonderful way’ – Maria, eHarmony User Source: How Internet Da6ng is Killing Commitment Image: blindbeth67 via Flickr
online dating could be a useful tool.
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Each person has their own preferred way of meeting people, and for those who are
busy
shy looking a fling
in a slump
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• Goldwin, Clare. "How Online Da6ng Is Killing Commitment: Millions of Women Think Love Is Just a Click Away. But Easy-‐
come, Easy-‐go Internet Romance Can Ruin Your Chance of a Las6ng Rela6onship." Mail Online. N.p., 10 Apr. 2013. Web. 17
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click-‐away-‐internet-‐romance-‐ruin-‐chance-‐las6ng-‐rela6onship.html.
• Plank, Willa. "Under the Covers of Online Da6ng." Wall Street Journal. N.p., 13 Feb. 2013. Web. 17 May 2013.
hep://online.wsj.com/ar6cle/SB10001424127887324162304578302432916791380.html.
• Santos, Rich. "6 Reasons People Join Da6ng Sites." Marie Claire. N.p., 16 Nov. 2010. Web. 17 May 2013.
hep://www.marieclaire.com/sex-‐love/men/why-‐people-‐date-‐online.
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