The global spread of Internet and digital technologies has radically transformed the way in which we communicate with each other (Zagheni & Weber, 2015). When it comes to affairs of the heart, people tend to turn to the idea of using online dating, a service that allows users to create Internet-based profiles describing themselves and to contact or be contacted directly by others (Toma, Hancock & Ellison, 2008). In recent years, this process has become a popular and socially accepted way of meeting significant others (Whitty & Carr,
