Age Differences In Online Relationships

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The online world is an atmosphere that people often imagine as reality. Online social websites offer the ability for people all over the globe to connect and communicate with one another, ultimately transforming the meaning of being in a relationship. Modern romance is becoming significantly different than what people experienced in the past. Before, people would often meet one another at a hangout place or through mutual friends. Everything has changed since dating websites made its appearance. (Put amount of active users and what year). The increase in online relationships cause people to be more distant from their surroundings. More online communication between one another actually decreases the amount of communication face to face. Although …show more content…
Of course due to the age differences, older adults seek different things in their partner than younger adults. In this research report, it is shown that older adults are more likely to “present themselves positively and emphasize their existing relationships and health” (digital dating). The research collected data from dating profiles in order to examine the age differences. The interesting thing is that in the end, older adults are more likely to use first person plural pronouns as well as more responsibility matter, “individuals focus on attaining roles necessary for a successful adult life by pursuing an education, building a career, seeking marriage, and becoming a parent”. On the other hand, younger adults focus more on presenting themselves with careers and accomplishments. Due to the differences in the way these two age groups present themselves, lies are told more when it comes to the younger adults than it does when it comes to the older people. Data from the PEW Internet and Daily Live project reveals that 11% of online adults, and 74% of single adults seeking romantic relationships have used an online dating service (Madden & Lenhart, 2006). The procedure included people who have used online dating for at least 3 months, result showed that participants saw an increase in short term …show more content…
Things like communicating with people that are in their surroundings, getting to know someone by having an in depth conversation with them at a meet up place. Instead of focusing on what is going on around people’s lives, online dating sites are capable of stealing the attention of someone from their reality and to just focus on what is going on in the online world. People are often so stuck to their device that they completely seclude themselves out from any place that they are at. Ferdman is the author of the article “How Well Online Dating Works, According to Someone Who Has Been Studying it for Years” described his experience of witnessing a lady coming into the bar in order to be on her phone. He felt a sense of rejection not just for himself, but for everyone who was at the bar since she is at a social place where people come to create conversation and have fun, yet the lady happens to be using the dating app Tinder in order to find her companion. Ferdman does agree with the fact that “The rise of phone apps and online dating websites gives people access to more potential partners than they could meet at work or in the neighborhood. It makes it easier for someone who is looking for something very specific in a partner to find what they are looking for. It also helps the people who use

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