Bizarre Addictions

Internet Dating Addiction?

purepedantry | May 23, 2008

I am going to start a category for the random, stupid things people believe you can get addicted to. Here is a good one: internet dating. A researcher at Queensland University of Technology in Australia argues that perceived popularity in the online dating scene can lead to Internet dating "addiction" and multiple relationship failures. "At first blush the person seems very popular -- they might receive 200 replies so they get a lot more attention than if they had walked into bar. It gives a feeling of being powerful. The online environment doesn't have the conventions and context of a real…

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