Online Dating Research Paper

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Popularization of Online Dating Sites: Reasons and Possible effects.

1. Introduction Marriage has long been considered as an important issue in a mature adult’s life. To propose marriage, a romantic relationship shall be established in the first place. Living at the era of advanced technology and enjoying the convenient, affordable and accessible Internet, people approach their potential partners through more various channels. Online dating sites, serving as one of the platforms for people to find lovers, by definition, are websites that provide dating services such as matchmaking. (Lee, 2011) The virtual world of dating websites may not be unfavourable as some people think, on the contrary, dating sites are gaining popularity these days. …show more content…

These days most of the online dating websites offer matchmaking service based on interest, religion, type of relationship and so on. Since its popularity, nowadays more people register on dating websites, forming a large number of user group online. According to a research, some view this as a great chance to meet a large circle of friends and thus deduce that may increase their chances to meet their ideal partners. (Lee, 2011) As stated in the result of Pew Research Centre (2006), fully 64% of the interviewees agreed that online dating sites helps people find a better match because they have direct access to a larger pool of potential dates. Apart from this feature, compared to traditional blind dating, online dating websites are unconstrained by geographical distances, which benefits the users since spatial proximity would be unnecessary when choosing a partner. (Jochen & Valkenburg, 2007) The all-day-long service also put time limit out of consideration for choosing a partner and spending time with him or her. For these reasons, online dating websites are quite convenient for making an appointment which attracts more users for …show more content…

Favorable features of online dating websites including large number of members, all-day-long service and unfettered by distance have succeed in generating users. People’ s views towards dating sites changed, regarding them as motivate for efficiency in love relationship, methods to boost self-confidence in social occasion and platforms for people of broad personalities. It is also possible that online dating sites could be a source of satisfaction in marriage. However, potential risks of encountering in cyber-crimes shall be examined when using dating websites. Concerning about this, the anxiety about safety problems of online dating sites still exits. It is therefore suggested that future research could be conducted in solutions and regulations of diminishing cyber-crimes in online dating sites in order to enhance the service quality, hoping that the benefits would be enhanced and the potential dangers of dating sites would gradually be mitigated in the coming

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