WorldWideWeb-Crossed Lovers

By: Kyle Millar

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In the last two decades online dating has become a common method to meet a significant other

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“In the early ’90s, just one per cent of new

relationships began online.

By 2009, that number had grown to around 20 per cent for heterosexual couples, and 60 per cent for

same-sex matches.”

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Online dating sites claim to be an easier and more effective alternative to finding a mate, however...

does it really make dating easier?

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Statistics show 1 in 5 couples meet online.Singles are matched based on compatibility among other things.

Does the overwhelming success of online datingthreaten the foundations of traditional marriage?

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“Why settle down when a better

match is just a click away?...

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...And where is the incentive to work through relationship difficulty when it’s so easy to access

alternatives?”Photo by Mark Wynn

Dating websites use complex mathematical algorithms to determine “perfect” matches.

But do math and science understand true love?

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“The ways online dating sites typically implement [their] services . . . do not always improve romantic outcomes; indeed, they sometimes undermine such outcomes.”

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With the addition of new smartphone apps, will online

dating become even more common?

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A lot of these new smartphone apps include GPS tracking

abilities to locate potential matches located near you.

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GPS technology on smartphone dating apps may make finding love easier.

However, an increase in cyberstalking may be a result.Photo by Kevin Rawlinson

Another prevalent issue with online dating is...

The FAKE profile

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It has been proven that individuals

involved in online dating...

Are much more superficial.

Most men online are not interested in a long term relationship...

But are more so interested in the SEX

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Some people who have online dating profiles are already in..

“committed” relationships.

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Online dating allows people to reject others without being face to face

This has led to an increased frequency of rejection.

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This can leave people feeling much more....

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With all these problems with online dating...

Is online dating all it’s cracked up to be?

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The only way to figure this out is to try it for yourself.

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