1. Online Dating & Modern Romance
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By
Ali
Shamie

2. 40 million
North Americans have tried online dating.!
Source
#2
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James
Cridland

3. The net value of online dating websites
combined is $1.5 Billion.!
Source
#3
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Karyn
Gilbert

4. Online dating is becoming mobile, with
new cellphone apps being created every
day.!
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Tsutano

5. The online dating
industry is a
growing market.!
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Brad
Smith

6. To
accommodate
this
growth…
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Andreas
Beer

7. Niche online dating websites have developed
for a variety of people including:!
obese individuals, farmers, vegans, and
“cougars”.!
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!

8. Today, online dating offers a pool of
possible mates…!
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9. …but
Who
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are
these
potenIal
“mates”?

10. According
to
staIsIcs…..
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Robyn
Lee

11. Women lie most about their weight, physical
build and age.!
Source
#2
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Charles
Roark

12. Men lie most about their
age, height, and income.!
Source
#2
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SalFalko

13. However,!
Source
#3,
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Adam
Fuller
eHarmony
claims
that
542
members
marry
every
day
in
America.

14. 64% of people say that common interests
are the most important factor in a relationship.!
Source
#2
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15. Source
#2
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ShellyS
49% of people say that physical
characteristics are the most important
factor in a relationship.!

16.
With
so
many
members,
online
daIng
services
present
the
expectaIon
that
there
are
beVer
opIons
available.
Source
#3
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17. Online
daIng
may
threaten
tradiIonal
marriage
through
the
rejecIon
of
monogamy.
Experts
believe
that
individuals
will
not
want
to
seVle
down
if
a
beVer
match
is
just
a
click
away.
“Online
daIng
will
result
in
beVer
relaIonships
but
more
divorce.”
Dan
Winchester,
UK-­‐based
online
daIng
execuIve
Source
#3
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Greg
Kendall-­‐
Ball

18. Additionally, online dating is not
limited to geographical location….!
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Michael
J

19. Premium international dating
services have gained popularity.!
Men can hand pick their wives from
foreign countries.!
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20. One Iowa State University study showed….!
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Lucas

21. The average length of courtship is 18.5
months for marriages that begin online,
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#3,
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Toni
Verdu
Carbo
as opposed to 42 months for marriages that
begin off-line.

22. Regardless, the stigma of using
online dating services is decreasing ….!
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Doug88888

23. ….eventually more and more people
will trust a compatibility algorithm
to find their soul mates.!
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Just
Deon

24. Sources
Used
1. An
eye-­‐opening
introducIon
to
online
daIng.
Retrieved
May
12,
2013
from
hVp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-­‐
labrador/story/2013/02/13/nl-­‐wendy-­‐rose-­‐online-­‐
daIng-­‐214.html
2. Online
DaIng
StaIsIcs.
Retrieved
May
12,
2013
from
hVp://www.staIsIcbrain.com/online-­‐daIng-­‐
staIsIcs/
3. DaIng
and
the
search
for
true
love
–
or
loves.
Retrieved
May
12,
2013
from
hVp://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/true-­‐loves/
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via
Henry

25. All
images
are
liscensed
under
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CreaIve
Commons
Non-­‐Commercial
Share-­‐Alike
3.0
agreement,
and
sourced
from
flickr.
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Doug88888