4. Image:
Easyguy
via
Flickr
“A new future for love as we
know it;
a more efficient, more targeted
way to meet a compatible mate.”
Source:
Ka6e
Engelhart,
Online
da6ng
and
the
search
for
true
love
–
or
loves
5. Online dating fits the needs of
the fast-paced society we live in
but is it effective?
Image:
johnthurm
via
Flickr
6. The top 6
reasons that
people join
online dating
sites are…
Image:
crowt59
via
Flickr
7. Many people feel that
they are simply
too busy
with their every
day lives to
meet somebody.
Time…
Image:
jaclynorourke
via
Flickr
Source:
Rich
Santos,
6
Reasons
People
Join
Da6ng
Sites
8. Low Self-Esteem…
Many people in
themselves to approach somebody in
person.
Source:
Rich
Santos,
6
Reasons
People
Join
Da6ng
Sites
Image:
BlubberFace
via
Flickr
9. Tired of Dating…
Many people are tired of dating
around their social circles - amongst
people they may or may not share
interests with.
Source:
Rich
Santos,
6
Reasons
People
Join
Da6ng
Sites
Image:
connaught.hall
via
Flickr
10. Physical intimacy…
While some people are looking for a long-term
committed relationship,
others are simply looking for a
sexual partner.
Source:
Rich
Santos,
6
Reasons
People
Join
Da6ng
Sites
Image:
phideltan08a
via
Flickr
11. Reliability…
Online dating
takes the guess-work out
of whether or not somebody is
looking for a relationship.
Source:
Rich
Santos,
6
Reasons
People
Join
Da6ng
Sites
Image:
Preety1996
via
Flickr
12. Convenience…
It’s quite easy for people to find
someone that they are
attracted to
and who shares
similar interests.
Source:
Rich
Santos,
6
Reasons
People
Join
Da6ng
Sites
Image:
liamadrain
via
Flickr
13. So, online dating…
Is it a good or a bad
thing for people today?
Image:
hms_chic
via
Flickr
14. “By suggesting
that compatibility
can be established
from a relatively
small bank of trait-
based information
about a person,
online dating sites
may be supporting
an ideology of
compatibility that
decades of
scientific research
suggests is false.”
Image:
Cozy
Memories
via
Flickr
Source:
Ka6e
Engelhart,
Online
da6ng
and
the
search
for
true
love
–
or
loves
15. While some view online dating as
an opportunity to meet ‘the one’, "
"
"
"
others may be using it to meet
multiple ‘ones’.
Image:
richie_fff
via
Flickr
16. “In previous generations, people met
a partner and accepted they
wouldn’t be perfect in every aspect, "
but Internet dating is like "
a chocolate box that never stops
giving.”
Image:
-‐couper-‐
via
Flickr
Source:
Dr
Pam
Spurr,
How
Online
Da5ng
is
Killing
Commitment
17. Image:
Mat4226
via
Flickr
What
happened
to
the
old-‐fashioned
ways
of
geYng
to
know
a
poten6al
partner?
The days before Facebook, eHarmony,
email, and texting?
18. “People have an easier time picking out an
emoticon to display the emotion they are feeling "
"
"
rather than actually showing it
on their face.”
Image:
chris6ne-‐sugarcravings
via
Flickr
Source:Blake
Eastman,The
Lost
Art
of
Offline
Da6ng
19. So what about the positives of
online dating sites?
Image:
michaeljosh
via
Flickr
20. eHarmony claims an average of 542 of its
users get married per day in America
Image:
mvm09
via
Flickr
21. 'Internet dating
got me out of my
comfort zone
when it came to
men and it's paid
off in the most
wonderful way’ –
Maria, eHarmony
User
Source:
How
Internet
Da6ng
is
Killing
Commitment
Image:
blindbeth67
via
Flickr
22. online dating could be a useful
tool.
Image:
brendan
o
via
Flickr
Each person has their own
preferred way of meeting people,
and for those who are
busy
shy
looking a fling
in a slump
23. All images are licensed under
the creative commons non-
commercial share-alike 3.0
agreement and sourced from
Flickr.
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