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Love, Internet Style

Posted by TimSlavin at November 10, 2003

"Whatever else has changed, men are more likely to be predators looking for sex, while women try to hold back. Men will ask women for more photos "from different angles." A woman, wanting to be reassured that this guy is not some rapist, will shut off anyone who calls her "hottie" or who mentions sex first. Women generally control the pace of the relationship.

But despite all the crass competition, all the marketing, all the shopping around, people connect. Studies by Katelyn McKenna at N.Y.U. and others indicate that Internet relationships are at least as powerful as relationships that begin face to face. Many people are better at revealing their true selves through the keyboard than through conversation. And couples who slow down and prolong the e-mail phase have a better chance of seeing their relationships last than people who get together more quickly." Great social commentary about online dating from, of all places, the NYTimes editorial page. No mention of dating dynamics of communities like Friendster, Tribe, Ryze and even Craigslist where friend-of-friend dynamics apply. And note that women still control everything ("... Women generally control the pace of the relationship."), perhaps because they have more sensible restraint! 8-)

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