1. Coye Cheshire & Andrew Fiore July 16, 2015 // Computer-Mediated Communication Intimate relationships

2. 7/16/2015Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore1 Online vs. offline friendship

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6. 7/16/2015Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore5 63m know someone who has used a dating site 16m have used a dating site themselves 53m know someone who has gone on a date 7m have gone on a date themselves 29% of online adults think online daters desperate (but only 20% of those single and looking) 64% of online dating users think the large pool helps people find a better date 47% of all online adults concur

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8. 7/16/2015Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore7 Virtue in vagueness: Norah Jones The persona in her songs — let’s not call it Ms. Jones herself, because her life couldn't be this dull — might have lived practically anywhere in the developed world, at any time during the last century. Somehow Ms. Jones’s work has managed to make a virtue of vagueness. — The New York Times, Feb. 8, 2004, via Norton, Frost, & Ariely (2004)

9. 7/16/2015Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore8 Which of these applies to you?  I really enjoy good music.  I like watching movies.  I enjoy spending time with my friends.

10. 7/16/2015Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore9 7 10 4 8 5 2 86 7 3 9 5 6 8 5 3 2 6

11. 7/16/2015Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore10 7 4 8 5 2 8 6 7 3 9 5 6 8 5 3 2 6

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13. 7/16/2015Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore12 7 seeks 10 for an awkward time “Marriage markets” — exchange theory  Opportunity cost of staying with current mate Some points to ponder:  Why wouldn’t a 7 want a 10?  What stops us from trading up repeatedly?

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