Online Dating Is Not So Awesome, Says New Study

June 28th, 2012 - By madamenoire

Source: black-girl.co

From yourtango.com

Well, well, well. It looks like online dating isn’t as great as it’s cracked up to be. And that’s not surprising to me. Look around at your friends. How many of them have successfully found love online? Aren’t there more horror stories than not? New research has found that online dating isn’t any better than meeting someone at a bar. In fact, meeting someone at a bar can actually work better because you’re engaging in face-to-face conversation, as opposed to hiding behind a computer screen.

“Eighty years of relationship science has reliably shown you can’t predict whether a relationship succeeds based on information about people who are unaware of each other,” said Eli Finkel, an associate professor of psychology at Northwestern University who worked on the study. “There’s no better way to figure out whether you’re compatible with somebody than talking to them over a cup of coffee or a pint of beer.”

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  • Natalia Ivanova

    Everyone must choose the most appropriate way for HIM to date someone. There are positive and negative sides of dating everywhere.
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  • Miss D

    Online dating doesn’t equal desperation. For people like me, it’s a good way to meet people that I otherwise wouldn’t have. There are some weirdos online, and even more in real life so I don’t see what the big deal is. I have been with my boyfriend (who I met online) for a year and a half and we are doing well. We are both well-educated and bring good qualities to the table. We were not desperate when we met each other – we were on the same page and wanted to bypass all the nonsense we dealt with when we met people through school/work/social gatherings.

    • WHOISBSQUARED?

      THANK U FOR CLEARING THAT UP, CUZ I’VE HAD GREAT RELATIONSHIPS FROM MEETING A GUY ONLINE

  • Kashbmaryd

    I am willing to represent the loyal opposition on this one and say I met my wife online soI don’t really see the problem with online dating. In fact, most of my bad experiences with females happened offline. Just saying.

  • BabaPuppe

    I would imagine it’s not. No offense to anyone who’s into it, but online dating screams desperation and two desperate people in a relationship (or considering such a thing) just screams doomed to fail.

    • Childfree Diva

      That’s your opinion of which you are entitled, however, it is rather misguided. I met my husband online, and we have been married for 10 years. I met most of my good friends online, too, through various shared hobbies/beliefs. Meeting someone online does not mean people are desperate or that the relationship is “doomed to fail.” It’s simply an alternative way to meet people – that’s it, and that’s all. So are you desperate for being online and posting your opinion on a blog instead of getting together with a group of your girls and discussing various topics in real life? Think about it…….

      • Childfree Diva

        *of should be to. Grammar fail! :/ lol

  • http://twitter.com/MadameGigglez chopped it off!

    Duh. Never tried it but it don’t take a rocket scientist to come 2 that conclusion…

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