{"id":22595,"date":"2013-01-15T07:07:46","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T13:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drishtikone.com\/?p=22595"},"modified":"2013-01-15T07:07:46","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T13:07:46","slug":"are-online-dating-sites-and-options-undermining-monogamy-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2013\/01\/are-online-dating-sites-and-options-undermining-monogamy-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Online Dating Sites and Options undermining Monogamy in the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Are the social dating sites putting the monogamy in the world today in danger? A very interesting discussion.<\/p>\n

Online dating has become a huge avenue for seeking relationships. On any given day or night, it\u2019s going on on a giant scale. Maybe too giant, says a new buzz.<\/p>\n

Maybe the click and pick ease of digital date-making is undermining ideas of commitment, of standing by your man, your woman, of monogamy \u2013 let alone marriage. Making it too easy just to move on. Or not!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The people in the discussion are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark Brooks<\/a>, CEO of Courtland Brooks, a consulting group that serves internet dating companies.<\/p>\n

Eli Finkel<\/a>, professor of social psychology at Northwestern University.<\/p>\n

Amanda Hess<\/a>, writer for Slate.<\/p>\n

Some references:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Atlantic<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThe positive aspects\u00a0of online dating are clear: the Internet makes it easier for single people to meet other single people with whom they might be compatible, raising the bar for what they consider a good relationship. But what if online dating makes it\u00a0too<\/i>\u00a0easy to meet someone new? What if it raises the bar for a good relationship\u00a0too<\/i>\u00a0high? What if the prospect of finding an ever-more-compatible mate with the click of a mouse means a future of relationship instability, in which we keep chasing the elusive rabbit around the dating track?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Atlantic<\/a>\u00a0\u201cUnfortunately, neither Jacob\u2019s story nor any of the evidence offered compellingly answers the questions raised. Now, let\u2019s stipulate that there is no dataset that perfectly settles the core question: Does online dating increase or decrease commitment or its related states, like marriage?\u201d<\/p>\n

Slate<\/a>\u00a0\u201cWhy have a real relationship, Slater asks, when there are so many attractive, successful partners waiting online?\u00a0I don\u2019t know\u2014maybe because we\u2019re not all aimless and lazy thirtysomething straight dudes? Jacob may be meeting a buffet of sexy professionals and college students through his online dating profiles, but those women are meeting \u2026 Jacob.\u201d<\/p>\n

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