So I was lured into this OkCupid thing by a story at lifehacker. It basically said that online dating site OkCupid dot com had established three simple questions to have in common with someone you want to be compatible with. So I read the little story, and came back to it later, doing more research on Ok cupid.
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a recent study commissioned by zoosk! online dating shows that a good percentage of singles in the UK are quite comfortable using technology like text messages, emails, and online dating sites to connect with other singles in the dating scene. Most surprising to me is the percentage of people who said they are quite comfortable sharing some personal information out on the open internet for the world to see.
Sexual Attraction Through Text Messaging
Sending naughty or nude photos seems to be the norm amongst a majority of the women surveyed:
Sending a break up email? It’s a sign of the times, more and more people are breaking up via text messages, emails, im, myspace and facebook mail these days. Sometimes writing a good break up email can be harder than breaking up in person, face to face or on the face. After all, when you are talking to someone, they can hear your pauses, your sadness or nervousness and other audible cues. When you break up in person, the face to face cues about sorrow and regret, or lack thereof can be obvious. When you break up via electronic communcation many of these audible and visual cues.
We rented the movie “he’s just not that into you”, the gf and I had a kind of in home movie date and didn’t expect much but a few laughs. We had some good laughs with this flick, and I enjoyed seeing them expose some of the dating myths and realities in this movie.
I’ve sent and received all kinds of text messages before dating, while dating, and after the dating is over. There are definitely some proper and improper uses for text messaging while you are in the dating scene.
The good news is that text messaging can enhance the dating experience in many ways. The bad news is that text messages can put a serious strain on your relationship of relationship possibilities as well, even if you follow the proper text-etiquette rules, it’s easy for someone to misunderstand or misconstrue your texts, and it’s also easy to send the wrong text to the wrong person at the wrong time – I’ve done it.
Lovers turn to text message to say it’s over
LONDON (Reuters) – U R dumped — one in seven say they have suffered the same fate as Britney Spears’ ex-husband and been told it’s all over via text message or email, a survey said Friday.
While hiding behind technology might appear a cowardly way of splitting up, it contrasts with the four percent who simply drop all communication with their lovers without notice.
“Most of us send emails and texts everyday, so it comes as no surprise they are now being used to ditch someone — however distasteful this is,” said Rob Barnes from moneysupermarket.com, which carried out the survey.
This news story surprised me.. This is VERY similar to an idea I had some years ago..
New way for singles to meet — the digital zap from yahoo news
By Dana Ford Fri Aug 3, 3:43 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – For people who think they’ve heard every pick-up line in the book, here’s a new one — let’s zap each other.
ADVERTISEMENTThe line is not likely to work everywhere but at parties hosted by OneKeyAway, it might, with the Los Angeles-based company hosting singles’ mixers with a technological twist.