Online Dating Research

Online Dating Becoming More Popular

In an age where meeting people traditionally is overrated and almost unheard of, online dating has become such a success that majority of the population has at least tried it out once in their lives. In the following articles, the success and popularity of online dating will be explored and visited. The following articles will be discussed: "Online dating is shedding its stigma as a refuge for the desperat, but people who use sites such as Match.com and eHarmony are still in the minority" written by Barbara Ortutay posted in the Seattle Times (2013),"Searching for a Mate: The Rise of the Internet as a Social Intermediary" written by Michael Rosenfeld and Reuben Thomas posted in the American Sociological …show more content…
The article, "Online dating is shedding its stigma as a refuge for the desperate, but people who use sites such as Match.com and eHarmony are still in the minority." written by Barbara Ortutay in the Seattle Times is trying to show it's readers how much online dating has increased throughout the years. It brings up a significant amount of statistics to show how online dating is moving towards a more positive light and how more people are starting to accept it. According to this article roughly 38 percent of Americans have at one point in their life tried online dating. Another statistic mentioned stated that 59 percent of online users agreed that its a great way to meet many new and different people. This article also mentioned that 11 percent of people who are in a long-term relationship met their partner online. The purpose of this article is to shed light on a new and growing trend. Although online dating is mainly targeted for people between the ages of 24 to 35 as mentioned in the article, people in age groups of 35 to 44 and those over 65 have also given online dating a try. People have nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to online dating and that is what this …show more content…
The next article discussed is titled, "Searching for a Mate: The Rise of the Internet as a Social Intermediary" written by Michael Rosenfeld and Reuben Thomas. This article was written to show how the internet has allowed for online dating to flourish and increase with popularity. Before people were only able to date within their group of friends, work and etc which is very limiting. The internet has allowed people to have an access of a variety of different people all looking to be in a serious relationship. The article states that finding someone online is more efficient than going out and trying to meet someone. As people and technology keep growing, the need for traditional values and ideas are less looked at. Online dating allows people to become more independent and rely less on friends, family, co-works and so on. Online dating provides people an almost unlimited amount of choices which makes its more popular than regular dating. The final article titled, "Online Dating Game Goes Mainstream" written by Tom Risen posted in US News (2013) ties in

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