No wonder that in the XXI century romantic relationships covering the virtual ground. For over 15 years, dating services via the Internet have become a lucrative industry. However, what is more effective than a blind date or go to a disco?
A study by Associate Professor in Social Psychology from Northwestern University, Eli Finkel, A review of 400 studies examining the performance of these services, we save the process of finding our "soul mate". We included popular dating sites, including Match, OkCupid, Zoosk and Badoo. It also involved other pages, such as those focused on chance encounters, infidelity, group appointments and even MMORPGs like World of Warcraft.
Research indicates that dating sites have lost the stigma of being places for losers, gradually becoming more popular. From 1997 to early 2000, one in five relationships originated on the Internet. In 2009 4002 people were surveyed and the number increased to 22%, becoming the second most common method of meeting a potential partner.
This growth is due to technological advances and has a market of 25 million users worldwide. In this sense, men are three times more women online profiles. And also, the male is 40% more likely to come into contact with a woman after reviewing their profile.
Although not everything is hunky-dory, the study indicates as fundamental investment industry millionaire online dating to promote their services, creating unrealistic expectations towards users in finding a partner. Finding the "perfect match" or persons "predestined" are unrealistic romantic notions.
Furthermore, the algorithms used in the search for potential partners, despite being promoted to "scientifically" are misleading and incomplete. None of the sites - which claim to be the authority on this matter - has "reported research methods and statistical analysis in sufficient detail to allow the experiment to replicate independently", and adhere to standards for data interpretation, the authors . The study focus algorithms also in the short term, regardless of how people age and mature over time, or life circumstances that can affect a relationship.
It is also noted that the profiles on these networks down to "three-dimensional people" a two-dimensional summaries that show how it's really not a person.
It is not all that bad, though, because dating sites save time in a matter that takes a long time, say the authors. The medium also provides unprecedented access to a large number of potential partners, which would be difficult to achieve in the real world. However, for Finkel "there is no better way to find out if you're compatible with someone to talk to that person, with a cup of coffee or a beer." The study was published in the Association for Psychological Science journal.
Have you met your partner through a dating service or online? How was the experience?
A study by Associate Professor in Social Psychology from Northwestern University, Eli Finkel, A review of 400 studies examining the performance of these services, we save the process of finding our "soul mate". We included popular dating sites, including Match, OkCupid, Zoosk and Badoo. It also involved other pages, such as those focused on chance encounters, infidelity, group appointments and even MMORPGs like World of Warcraft.
Research indicates that dating sites have lost the stigma of being places for losers, gradually becoming more popular. From 1997 to early 2000, one in five relationships originated on the Internet. In 2009 4002 people were surveyed and the number increased to 22%, becoming the second most common method of meeting a potential partner.
This growth is due to technological advances and has a market of 25 million users worldwide. In this sense, men are three times more women online profiles. And also, the male is 40% more likely to come into contact with a woman after reviewing their profile.
Although not everything is hunky-dory, the study indicates as fundamental investment industry millionaire online dating to promote their services, creating unrealistic expectations towards users in finding a partner. Finding the "perfect match" or persons "predestined" are unrealistic romantic notions.
Furthermore, the algorithms used in the search for potential partners, despite being promoted to "scientifically" are misleading and incomplete. None of the sites - which claim to be the authority on this matter - has "reported research methods and statistical analysis in sufficient detail to allow the experiment to replicate independently", and adhere to standards for data interpretation, the authors . The study focus algorithms also in the short term, regardless of how people age and mature over time, or life circumstances that can affect a relationship.
It is also noted that the profiles on these networks down to "three-dimensional people" a two-dimensional summaries that show how it's really not a person.
It is not all that bad, though, because dating sites save time in a matter that takes a long time, say the authors. The medium also provides unprecedented access to a large number of potential partners, which would be difficult to achieve in the real world. However, for Finkel "there is no better way to find out if you're compatible with someone to talk to that person, with a cup of coffee or a beer." The study was published in the Association for Psychological Science journal.
Have you met your partner through a dating service or online? How was the experience?
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