Online Dating - Examining the drawbacks of online dating

1. LOVE AT FIRST CLICK?
Examining the drawbacks of online dating
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By: Jessica Ramos

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Do people meet their significant
others in person anymore?

3. The emergence of these popular websites
has caused a shift in the dating world
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4. Over 50 MILLION Americans have given online
dating a try.[1]
Between 2005 and
2012, a THIRD
of Americans had
met their spouses
online.[2]

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However, with those staggering
numbers,
online dating
is NOT a
fairytale.

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There are drawbacks to this form of a relationship as
- Dangerous people can join these
websites
- Dating websites are not accurate
- People are deceiving their
matches

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of online daters felt uncomfortable and
harassed by someone on a dating website[3]
42% of them were women[3]
HARASSMENT AND ABUSE
28%

8. Recent news headlines
suggest...

9. ...that you never know who you could be conversing
with. As the websites do not conduct background
checks for their online users, your match could be a
murderer, rapist, criminal[4] and even a
scammer. [5]

10. Not only is online dating a risk to your life, but also your health.
People who get involved in online relationships tend to become
isolated in their own media bubble[6] as their thoughts and feelings
are consumed by their online presence with their ‘partner’[7].
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11. The mystery of online dating is that
you will never really
know
who you
are
talking to.
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“People present themselves in the best
light online. No one is going to respond
to someone who says they are a couch
potato and likes to stay home.”[8]
-Dr. Philip Muskin
Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Centre

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A study by Cornwell & Lundgren found
that individuals involved in an online
relationship were more likely to engage
in misrepresentation than those
involved in face-to-face relationships.[9]

14. 53%of people said they have lied on their dating
profile.[10]
32%lied about weight
18%lied about looks
16%lied about physique
14%lied about height
7% lied about bust size [10]
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15. If that is true, then who are you
really dating?
Deception is a major part of online dating as you do not have the luxury
of seeing them. Only the superficial information is presented to the user
making it hard to get to know their true self. An online representation of
someone may not truly be how they behave in real life.[11]
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16. But is it really possible to
find Mr. Right online?
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There is no scientific evidence that online dating websites are
actually matching based on compatibility. There are no
mathematical matching algorithms that the websites are using
in order to create an online romantic relationship that will have
long-term success. [12]

18. “I’m the first to admit it: we might be
popular, we might create a lot of great
relationships, we might blah blah blah.
But OkCupid doesn’t really know
what it’s doing.”[13]
- Christian Rudder
President and Co-founder of OkCupid
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19. Would you try
online
dating?
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20. If 6 in 10 teens (15 to 17 yrs[14])say
they have met at least one friend
online[15], does that mean the
millennials are at risk too?
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21. References
[1] "Online Dating Statistics". Statistic Brain, 2016, http://www.statisticbrain.com/online-dating-statistics/.
[2]Cacioppo, J. T. et al. "Marital Satisfaction And Break-Ups Differ Across On-Line And Off-Line Meeting Venues".
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences, vol 110, no. 25, 2013, pp. 10135-10140. Proceedings Of The National
Academy Of Sciences, doi:10.1073/pnas.1222447110.
[3]Smith, Aaron and Maeve Duggan. "Online Dating & Relationships". Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech, 2013,
http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/10/21/onlin e-dating-relationships/.
[4]Gonzalez, Brando. "The Dangers Of Online Dating Essay". Revolutionary Madators, 2013,
http://bcnrm.blogspot.ca/2013/02/the-dangers-of-online-dating-essay.html.
[5] Cacioppo, J. T. et al. "Marital Satisfaction And Break-Ups Differ Across On-Line And Off-Line Meeting Venues". Proceedings Of The
National Academy Of Sciences, vol 110, no. 25, 2013, pp. 10135-10140. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences,
doi:10.1073/pnas.1222447110.
[6] Matrix, Sidneyeve. "Film 240 Module 01 Lecture 02 Part 01". 2016, https://vimeo.com/183674745.
[7] Vyhmeister, Ronald. "Positive And Negative Sides Of Online Dating". Streetdirectory.Com,
http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/204438/dating_and_romance/positive_and_negative_sides_of_online_dating.html.
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22. [8]Levine, David. "Online Dating — The Psychology (And Reality)". Elsevier Connect, 2015,
https://www.elsevier.com/connect/online-dating-the-psychology-and-reality.
[9] Cornwell, B. and D.C. Lundgren. "Love On The Internet: Involvement And Misrepresentation In Romantic Relationships In
Cyberspace Vs. Realspace". Computers In Human Behavior, vol 17, no. 2, 2001, pp. 197-211. Elsevier BV,
doi:10.1016/s0747-5632(00)00040-6.
[10]"Little White Lies". Beautifulpeoplecdn.S3.Amazonaws.Com, 2016,
https://beautifulpeoplecdn.s3.amazonaws.com/studies/usa_studies.pdf#page=2.
[11] Graff, Dr. Martin. "7 Research-Based Reasons Internet Dating Doesn't Work". Psychology Today, 2015,
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/love-digitally/201504/7-research-based-reasons-internet-dating-doesnt-work.
[12] Sprecher, Susan and Eli J. Finkel. "The Scientific Flaws Of Online Dating Sites". Scientific American, 2012,
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientific-flaws-online-dating-sites/.
[13] Borison, Rebecca. "Okcupid Admits To Purposely Giving Users Bad Matches In Site 'Experiment'". Business Insider, 2014,
http://www.businessinsider.com/okcupid-lied-to-its-users-to-help-them-2014-7.
[14]Lenhart, Amanda. "Teens, Technology And Friendships". Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech, 2015,
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/08/06/teens-technology-and-friendships/.
[15] Kang, Cecilia. "Third Of All Teens Who Meet Strangers Online Are Meeting Them In Person, Too". Washington Post, 2015,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/08/06/why-kids-are-meeting-more-strangers-online-than-ever-before/.
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23. News Article Headlines
Kirk, Tristan. "Dating Warning After Woman Stabbed To Death By Man She Met Online". Evening Standard, 2016,
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/internet-dating-warning-after-usha-patel-strangled-and-stabbed-to-death-by-man-she-met-online
-a3301391.html.
Knowles, David. "Stabbing Victim Sues Match.Com For $10 Million". NY Daily News, 2013,
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/stabbing-victim-sues-match-10-million-article-1.1247969.
Swanberg, Conor. "Woman From Online Dating Site Lured A Single Dad To His Death For A Measly $50". Independent Journal
Review, 2016, http://ijr.com/2016/08/680374-online-dating-site-lured-a-single-dad-to-his-death-for-a-measly-50/.
Wire, Tribune. "Florida Man Lured To His Death Through Online Dating Site: Police". WNEP.Com, 2016,
http://wnep.com/2016/08/23/florida-man-lured-to-his-death-through-online-dating-site-police/.
Vonow, Brittany. "Judge Warns Of Dangers Of Online Dating After Psycho Killer Murdered Woman He Met Through Oasis App". The
Sun, 2016,
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1481304/judge-warns-of-dangers-of-online-dating-after-psycho-killer-brutally-murdered-woman-he-met-
through-oasis-app/.
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