CMC Romantics present… Online Romantic Relationships

About 10% of singles in the United States in 2011 are using online dating websites 3 class members will use online dating websites

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance What is the first step in online dating? a.Create a Second Life account b.Create a personal profile c.Facebook stalk someone until they agree to go out with you d.Check the personal section on Craig’s List

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Meeting Online The first step in online dating is creating a personal profile for yourself. Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Meeting Online Think of it like this: the online dating realm is similar to a shopping mall. Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Meeting Online Qualities online daters look for in others: Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance Physical Attractiveness Career Interests Intelligence

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Meeting Online GOAL of online dating website is to connect you to your potential romantic partners. Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance The majority of Internet romantic relationships develop opposite of how one develops an offline face-to-face relationship. Relationship Development & Maintenance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance Online relationships may be more characterized by a higher degree of personal investment of time and self-disclosure than typical offline relationships. Relationship Development & Maintenance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance On average, how many people get married everyday because of online dating services? a b c d

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits know a little about the person before meeting them feel more comfortable communicating online at first relationship develops faster Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Drawbacks hard to tell when someone is telling the truth relationships can develop too fast may take away the excitement and chemistry of meeting someone new Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance How many of you know of a relationship that has ended online?

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role eDumping Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Long-Distance Relationships Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance Skype Facebook

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Long-Distance Relationships Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance Which of the following is not an online dating website? a.Match.com b.eHarmony.com c.IWantLove.com d.DateMySchool.com

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance Online Relationships Expanding internet leads to more research We’ve seen CMC themes in recent movies as it become more relevant to our lives

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance Online Dating Sites The internet now offers so much variety when it comes to dating websites So what’s out there for our age group?

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance Social Networks Who uses them? Jealousy can be positive & negative

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

Starting & Maintaining Future CMC’s Role DateMySchool.com— “facilitate meeting of students from different departments within the same school and between different universities” Marriages resulting from online relationships  marrying online Benefits & Drawbacks Breaking Up & Long Distance

CMC Romantics present… Online Romantic Relationships

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