technology and dating

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Technology and Dating

In the World Today, Technology has severely changed the interaction in

relationships.

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More than 3 million texts and emails are sent each second. Completely replacing the old

ways of communication.

Image via Bernhard HettmanSource: Heinz Tschabitscher, “How Many Emails Are Sent Every Day” and

Nicholas Jackson, “200,000 Text Messages Are Sent Every Second”

And technology is quickly replacing face-to-face communication.

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The world of romance is completely changing with not having face-to-face

communication.

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Many people are drastically changing

how they communicate their love.

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Sexual interaction is becoming prevalent over text.

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Even marriage proposals are happening over text.

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Source: Jonathan M. Seidl, “Ladies, Is This Marriage Proposal By QB Jay Cutler The Most Unromantic You’ve Ever Heard Of?”

Online dating is a multi-billion dollar industry leaving out all the excitement of meeting a person for the first time.

Source: Gloria Vargas, “Online Dating – A Multi Billion Dollar Industry and Still Growing”

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Many People are dependent on using Dating Services to help

them find a lover.

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Source: Single Guy City, “Are You Too Dependent On Online Dating?”

There seems to be way too many distractions in life. Has technology in dating

become a distraction and a help?

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Is the intimacy of a dating relationship being shattered by

technology?

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There are plenty of different negatives

when it comes to technology and dating.

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There is too much communication through

technology and not enough dates.Source: Kashmir Hill, “Five Ways Technology Has allegedly Ruined Dating”

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With the use of technology, it makes it easier to ask

someone out on a date removing all charm and

courage, and furthermore the romance.

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Source: Kashmir Hill, “Five Ways Technology Has allegedly Ruined Dating”

Facebook and other social media have ruined the

mystery in providing unneeded information to the

each person.

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Source: Kashmir Hill, “Five Ways Technology Has allegedly Ruined Dating”

Social media can make for awkward conversations with each person’s past

engraved online.

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source: Allison McCann, How Facebook Ruinned Dating(And breaking Up too)

“People feel more pressure from friends and family to stay together when they have

their partner in their profile picture and relationship status”

-Kelmer

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source: Allison McCann, How Facebook Ruinned Dating(And breaking Up too)

Many times, discussions over technology are often taken out of

context causing problems that would have not even have been a problem if

it was said in person.

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Technology removes all facial expressions or social

cues, leaving each other confused.

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Furthermore technology takes away an information boundary that anyone can

know about your special someone.

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Should we consider the use of technology

before our next relationship?

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Or is technology something that will slowly

become more and more intertwined with

relationships?

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Sources* http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/01/14/five-ways-technology-has-allegedly-ruin

ed-dating/

* http://www.buzzfeed.com/atmccann/how-facebook-ruined-dating-and-breaking-up-too* http://www.psmag.com/blogs/news-blog/i-now-pronounce-you-fbo-facebook-official-51307/* http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/10/200-000-text-messages-are-sent-ev

ery-second/64853/

* http://email.about.com/od/emailtrivia/f/emails_per_day.htm* http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/07/ladies-is-this-marriage-proposal-by-qb-jay-cutl

er-the-most-unromantic-youve-heard-of/

* http://tv.cos.ucf.edu/blog/?p=7965* http://singlecityguy.com/2010/11/11/are-you-too-dependent-on-online-dating/

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