3. So you say that people develop relationships faster online because of the ease of being able to be yourself and feel comfortable asking questions, but what about the time that it takes for responses, interactions and such? Can't people interact faster and receive quicker results if they are in a face-to-face relationship?
A: Accoding to John Suler's psychology of cyberspace, touch has a lot to do with forming a relationship. He brings up another issue that many people do not consider. Suler suggested that you should not underestimate the impact of a handshake, pat on the back, hug, or kiss. These forms of touch play a big role in forming a relationship and taking it to the next level that it seems that face-to-face relationships would be able to form quicker in a face-to-face relationship. But how many time have you heard of a relationship being over because the beginning was all based on physical action and the friendship formation was never given time to take place. These are all factors that should be taken into consideration.
http://www.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/showdown.html


4. They say that online relationships are better because people get to meet the real you and judge you as a person before they see how you look physically, but what happens when they are not physically attractive to you and now you are not sexually attracted to them despite how you feel about them as a person?
A: According to a study done by Kristin R. Tubre both men and women had the same results when it came to choosing personality vs. looks in a relationship. Although both men and women stated that if an individual was unattracted but had a good personality the majority said they would not date them, they also said that if the individual was attractive but did not have a good personality, they still wouldn't date them. I have personally found that people would prefer an average looking individual with a good personality vs. an extremely good looking individual with a bad personality.
http://clearinghouse.missouriwestern.edu/manuscripts/195.asp

Questions/Responses to my blog entry

1. What does it take for people to want to meet in person?
A: According to the plenty of fish site, people say that there is only so much you can find out from a person online and you never know if they are deceiving you. Another person said that most of their pluses from dating comes from their flirting. When they first meet a person they do well with getting girls to notice them by fliritng with them. They said that all this online flirting is a new thing to learn so they would perfer meet in person early on.
http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingPosts1190712.aspx

2. Does online dating work?
A: Online dating started as a last result for those who didn't fit in with the social world. Online dating works for those who have busy lives or maybe just shy. This site claims that online resources is the answer. This site reccomends that the most succeful way to go about online dating so that you have positive outcomes is by taking the following steps. First you should determine what your goals are; such as friendship or a romantic relationship. After you decide what you want out of things you should take action such as creating a profile.
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