Matchmaking

Online Dating and the Self An Analysis of Computer Mediated Technology and Impression Management in conjunction with Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem. In our modern society, technology has rapidly and progressively evolved at an unprecedented rate. As one article tells us, Not only are the necessities more than covered, many aspects are dedicated to more personal wants/needs. One such aspect is that of dating, a custom designed to pair one willing participant with another in order to procreate. Of course, this was its first function, but as technology has progressed, the process has become a quest for a person to find another person who is most compatible in terms of romantic stability. Dating, as it was before, has taken a new form in the revolutionary invention of the internet. Online, people looking for a suitable partner are able to find one with relative ease based upon what one partner says about themselves, and in turn talking with someone who is compatible with those characteristics. This convenience is shown with statistics, as “one in four American singles use online dating to find a romantic partner”(Ortigas 1). As convenient as such a wonderful use could be, there are drawbacks to using such a system in finding someone many want to be spending the rest of their lives with. Because such a form of communication is mediated, a person’s ability to manage the impression they leave on another can be less than accurate. Their ability to manipulate the impression they…

Online dating has revolutionized the way people meet and even get married. People can now meet other people that have the same interests, which is more efficient and time saving. While this is true, Amy Loudon, a social media manager argues that online dating has “truly left behind traditional values of courting and matchmaking” (Loudon). Online dating can be seen as a negative addition to our system, but when compared to arranged marriages they aren’t as bad because you usually are matched with…

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Most people would think that technology has had great effects on the entire population. From letting people connect with everybody through social media to having marriages being formed from using online dating. Some even use technology as a safe haven for when they are going through events that they can handle in the real world. Those are some pretty good examples to when technology is used by the right people in the correct manner. Unfortunately, the bad outweighs the good in most cases and…

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Americans accept dating someone within that same group. Asian married other Asian from the same group and black married other black from the same race. Some people said do not mind marrying someone from another race. Researchers found out the online dating website Match.com demonstrated that whites are more likely to date Hispanic. Younger people are more likely to date outside of their race than older people. There are many differences between intermarriage. According to researchers, 11…

Online dating is a current trend taking over the 21st century. However, is it for the best? Aziz Ansari goes on to explain the fascination with online dating, and how everyday people are finding love within a society compelled to constantly have the best option available in his article, “Love in the Age of Like”. Aziz Ansari begins the article by discussing the fact that his father was able to decide on a wife quicker than he was once able to decide on where to dine during a business trip to…

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.…

eHarmony is a website that was produced to meet single individuals to potentially start a relationship that turn into marriages. In this case, it identifies that prior to eHarmony there were marriage markets that acknowledged prearranged marriage and relationships; the question is, how this ties into eHarmony’s concept? To begin, the idea of marriage even before the 1920’s was to procreate as well as maintain responsibilities as a male or female. It was also to be one of the earliest ages men…

In today’s digital world, we are most likely to meet a potential lifetime partner going to online dating sites than going to a bar. My husband and I were to two full time working single parents who didn’t like to drink or go to bars (we rather play video games hahaha). We met online through InterracialCupid.com, a dating site for single people looking for love and friendship with interracial singles of different ethnic backgrounds. This dating site suits people who like to venture outside their…