Finkel et al (2012) conducted a study that discredits online dating and recommends that people meet personally before they can develop liking for each other and eventually fall in love. On one hand, they agree that online dating brings forth a large pool of individuals from which to choose but, on the other hand, they also argue that such a large number will reduce the motivation to commit to a single person. Although the study focused on how online dating influences individuals mindsets, it was not conducted on the dating parties but rather interviewed operators of dating services. It effectively answered the question as to whether people should shift to online dating rather than the traditional forms of courtship and established that online
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Rather, it concentrates on the manner in which access to the dating services and matchmaking influence the process of falling in love. In terms of the recommendations of this paper, this article supports prolonged personal interactions for the sake of knowing each other before entering into a long-term relationship.
Studies by Hall and Fincham (2009) address both Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love and Attachment Theory. In the context of Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love, the article investigates a number of combinations of passion, commitment and intimacy in an attempt to understand whether relationships are based on friendship, liking, infatuation or limerence. Ideally, their study of 293 participants from China and the United States entailed an …show more content…
Essentially, their study which also supports that of Hall and Fincham (2009) established that biological and anatomical differences impact considerably on attraction and falling in love. There research question was whether differences between men and women gave rise to differences in the tendencies of selecting partners. They hypothesized that the gender differences will result in potential partners searching for attributes that would be complementary to their own in their partners (Riela et al, 2010). In their study that also involved 200 college students, they found that women, on one hand, are more concerned with status while men, on the other hand, with age and physical attraction. In the context of the recommendation of this paper, it is imperative that dating partners spend enough time to learn of their potential partners expectations and needs before committing to a relationship. The Evolution Theory suggests that the different genders have evolved to have unique needs that must be considered in a relationship for the sake of its survival and such needs can be learned over time. On the contrary, getting in a relationship without such knowledge or purely on the basis of physical attraction will lead to differences in expectations (Riela
Rather, it concentrates on the manner in which access to the dating services and matchmaking influence the process of falling in love. In terms of the recommendations of this paper, this article supports prolonged personal interactions for the sake of knowing each other before entering into a long-term relationship.
Studies by Hall and Fincham (2009) address both Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love and Attachment Theory. In the context of Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love, the article investigates a number of combinations of passion, commitment and intimacy in an attempt to understand whether relationships are based on friendship, liking, infatuation or limerence. Ideally, their study of 293 participants from China and the United States entailed an …show more content…
Essentially, their study which also supports that of Hall and Fincham (2009) established that biological and anatomical differences impact considerably on attraction and falling in love. There research question was whether differences between men and women gave rise to differences in the tendencies of selecting partners. They hypothesized that the gender differences will result in potential partners searching for attributes that would be complementary to their own in their partners (Riela et al, 2010). In their study that also involved 200 college students, they found that women, on one hand, are more concerned with status while men, on the other hand, with age and physical attraction. In the context of the recommendation of this paper, it is imperative that dating partners spend enough time to learn of their potential partners expectations and needs before committing to a relationship. The Evolution Theory suggests that the different genders have evolved to have unique needs that must be considered in a relationship for the sake of its survival and such needs can be learned over time. On the contrary, getting in a relationship without such knowledge or purely on the basis of physical attraction will lead to differences in expectations (Riela