Psychologists highlight pitfalls of online dating
News from CNN:
- Dating websites may warp a person’s outlook and expectations, according to a new review
- One of the weaknesses of online dating is an over reliance on “profiles”
- The abundance of profiles online also may make daters too picky and judgmental
(Health.com) — Thanks to the proliferation of online dating, would-be couples are now almost as likely to meet via email or a virtual “wink” as they are through friends and family.
In 1992, when the Internet was still in its infancy, less than 1 percent of Americans met their partners through personal ads or matchmaking services. By 2009, 22 percent of heterosexual couples and 61% of same-sex couples reported meeting online, one survey found.
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News from ABC News:
Ilana Friedman has met some losers using online dating sites — so many that the New York City singer has created an entire cabaret act around her experiences, called “Kissing Frogs.”
First there was the 29-year-old her mother found on The JMom.com — his last girlfriend was his first cousin. “If he had been from Alabama, I could almost forgive it,” quipped Friedman, 24. “But he was from Philadelphia.”
Then, Friedman met a 36-year-old on another dating site who had lied about his age. She nearly canceled the date when he told her beforehand that he’d had an “inappropriate” dream about her. The next morning, he texted Friedman a “vulgar” photo of his naked body.
“I don’t put any stock in [online dating] at all. It’s like window-shopping — fun, but not fulfilling,” said Friedman. “But you never know if someone you meet is your soul mate.”
Now researchers confirm that romance and dating has gone digital. It is the second most-popular way of connecting, surpassed only by meeting people through friends.
But, they caution, Internet dating is not scientific, and singles should not waste their time on websites that charge for their services.
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