2. In today’s digital age, social media have altered how
we define our romantic relationships, and completely
changed the landscape of dating
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3. Where do you think you will
encounter your next romantic
relationship?
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4. Flickr: Forget Me Knot Photography
Before you answer the bars, your
volunteer group, or through
friends, consider this:
40 million
North
Americans
now use
online dating
sites
5. ¼ of all Canadians
have tried Internet
dating, and 16 %
have engaged in
sexual relationships
with someone they
met online
And don’t think online
dating is just for
singles to mingle …
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6. Sites like Ashley Madison make their
money from the slogan
“Life is short, have an Affair”
Flickr: Jeff Belmonte
7. Experts predict that the future will see
more relationships, but also more
divorce
8. Social media have not only
transformed the way we
engage in romantic
relationships, but also how
we establish them
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9. The days of expressing romantic
interest by asking for that phone
number has become a page for
the history books
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10. Facebook has allowed us to “know”
someone before knowing them in real
life
aka. “Facebook Stalking
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11. So goodbye butterflies and
excitement, I already know
everything about you
Studies show that we often
Facebook stalk to reduce
“uncertainty in relationships”
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12. Once you start dating, PDFAs (Public
Display of Facebook Affection) reflects
how committed people are in real life
Flickr: QuinnDombrowski
13. Forget about the engagement
ring, becoming FBO (Facebook Official)
is the new milestone in couples’
relationships
Flickr: KellyB.
