Online Dating
As people start relying more and more on online dating, there should be an equal amount of enjoyment as well as precaution. Online dating allows for people to have a barrier between them and their significant other where they can decide what information they would like to share and if they are interested in meeting that person. At the same time, online dating has its downfalls because people can choose what they want others to read which can be very deceiving. As people start using the new apps provided to them like Tinder and eHarmony, they can create a false persona immediately while being able to manipulate the other person. Online dating had existed in the 1800s with advertisements and videos; however, deception was difficult to achieve because
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In the article, “Online Dating: A Critical Analysis from the Perspective of Psychological Science” by Eli J. Finkel, Paul W. Eastwick, Benjamin R. Karney, Harry T. Reis informs the audience of the history of online dating. Human matchmakers are the first form of matchmaking that was commonly used and are still impacting people today (Finkel, Eastwick, Karney, Reis, Sprecher). Through parents, and friend’s matchmaking has served as the “scientific” outcome in an online dating website. Commercial matchmakers work with a limited amount of people, focusing on getting to know them personally; working with their experience and intuition to match people (Finkel et al.). Not only could someone relay on: parents, friends, and commercial matchmaker, but also pen pals that were popular during the Civil War. Being overseas and only having contact with some of the men on board, and losing all connection to the world can be difficult. Therefore, having a pen pal helped these soldiers stay connected to the world and potentially connecting with
In the article, “Online Dating: A Critical Analysis from the Perspective of Psychological Science” by Eli J. Finkel, Paul W. Eastwick, Benjamin R. Karney, Harry T. Reis informs the audience of the history of online dating. Human matchmakers are the first form of matchmaking that was commonly used and are still impacting people today (Finkel, Eastwick, Karney, Reis, Sprecher). Through parents, and friend’s matchmaking has served as the “scientific” outcome in an online dating website. Commercial matchmakers work with a limited amount of people, focusing on getting to know them personally; working with their experience and intuition to match people (Finkel et al.). Not only could someone relay on: parents, friends, and commercial matchmaker, but also pen pals that were popular during the Civil War. Being overseas and only having contact with some of the men on board, and losing all connection to the world can be difficult. Therefore, having a pen pal helped these soldiers stay connected to the world and potentially connecting with