A Heart Warming Story for All Us Interweb Dweebs
from Yahoo News
Love-hungry singles who look for romance online have an almost guaranteed chance of pairing up, says new research.Once they established a "significant" relationship through emailing and met, there was a 94% chance they would have a second date.On average the relationship lasted seven months, with almost one fifth making it past a year.
Men who used online dating services tended to be more committed to relationships, a major reason for success highlighted by the University of Bath.
Dr Jeff Gavin, who carried out the survey of 229 people, said: "It seems that these relationships have a similar level of success as ones formed in more conventional ways."
He went on: "Men open themselves up more when chat is anonymous.
"Rather than lying to each other, this means couples can form deep relationships by being more honest than they would be face-to-face."
The researchers found that women tended to be more sexual online than they would normally as the anonymity prevented them from being judged.
Although there may be still a stigma attached to online dating for older generations, for younger people it is just the same as meeting in a bar.
Some couples who have met online even spend their anniversaries chatting with their partners in cyberspace as the place they met "is special to them".
From personal experience I can confirm it is true. I had my longest relationship so far (2 years) with a guy I met online.
There's hope for us nerds yet.
Happy Valentines!
from Yahoo News
Love-hungry singles who look for romance online have an almost guaranteed chance of pairing up, says new research.Once they established a "significant" relationship through emailing and met, there was a 94% chance they would have a second date.On average the relationship lasted seven months, with almost one fifth making it past a year.
Men who used online dating services tended to be more committed to relationships, a major reason for success highlighted by the University of Bath.
Dr Jeff Gavin, who carried out the survey of 229 people, said: "It seems that these relationships have a similar level of success as ones formed in more conventional ways."
He went on: "Men open themselves up more when chat is anonymous.
"Rather than lying to each other, this means couples can form deep relationships by being more honest than they would be face-to-face."
The researchers found that women tended to be more sexual online than they would normally as the anonymity prevented them from being judged.
Although there may be still a stigma attached to online dating for older generations, for younger people it is just the same as meeting in a bar.
Some couples who have met online even spend their anniversaries chatting with their partners in cyberspace as the place they met "is special to them".
From personal experience I can confirm it is true. I had my longest relationship so far (2 years) with a guy I met online.
There's hope for us nerds yet.
Happy Valentines!
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