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E-Dating: The Five Phases on Online Dating

E-Dating: The Five Phases on Online Dating

Monica T. Whitty
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781609607593|ISBN10: 1609607597|EISBN13: 9781609607609
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-759-3.ch013
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Whitty, Monica T. "E-Dating: The Five Phases on Online Dating." Gender and Social Computing: Interactions, Differences and Relationships, edited by Celia Romm Livermore, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 222-235. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-759-3.ch013

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Whitty, M. T. (2012). E-Dating: The Five Phases on Online Dating. In C. Romm Livermore (Ed.), Gender and Social Computing: Interactions, Differences and Relationships (pp. 222-235). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-759-3.ch013

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Whitty, Monica T. "E-Dating: The Five Phases on Online Dating." In Gender and Social Computing: Interactions, Differences and Relationships, edited by Celia Romm Livermore, 222-235. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-759-3.ch013

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Abstract

Online dating continues to grow in popularity as a way for individuals to locate a potential romantic partner. Researchers have examined how people present themselves on these sites, which presentations are more likely to lead to success, the effectiveness of the matchmaking tools that some companies employ, the stigma attached to using these sites and the types of people who are drawn to online dating. However, there is an absence of scholarly work on how these relationships progress compared to traditional models of courtship. This chapter sets out a model for the phases of online dating and compares this model with Givens’ (1979) work on a traditional model of courtship. It is argued here the phases of online dating are very different to other courtship models. These differences pose new challenges and create new benefits to those who elect to find a partner via one of these sites.

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