Meeting, mating, and cheating : sex, love, and the new world of online dating

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Title:

Author:

Orr, Andrea.

ISBN:

9780131418080

Personal Author:

Orr, Andrea.

Publication Information:

Upper Saddle River, NJ : FT Prentice Hall, c2004.

Physical Description:

xvi, 181 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

1. Sex, Companionship and Power Tools -- 2. The Way We Were -- 3. What Price Love? -- 4. Love Minus Chemistry Equals Friendship -- 5. Needle in a Haystack -- 6. Burkas and Visas -- 7. Will It Sell in Shanghai? -- 8. Sex, Companionship and Car Repairs -- 9. I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional -- 10. Infidelity, Inc -- 11. The Love Bunker -- 12. Beyond the Laptop -- 13. Sex, Companionship and the Used-Car Dealer.

Abstract:

"This book reveals Internet dating at its most intimate, following people who are struggling to find soul mates in a sea of singles. It looks behind the scenes of the world's largest subscription dating service, illuminating the business of Internet dating. It exposes the hidden underside of Internet dating: the lying and "general weirdness" that are still just a click away, and the growing use of the Web to facilitate cheating. It tours the world, showing how Internet dating is connecting people from Belfast to Beijing."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Dating (Social customs) -- Computer network resources.

Personals -- Computer network resources.

Man-woman relationships -- Computer network resources.

Mate selection -- Computer network resources.

Interpersonal relations -- Computer network resources.

Internet -- Social aspects.

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A serious and comprehensive examination of the worldwide phenomenon of online dating, this work reveals Internet dating at its most intimate, following people who are struggling to find soul mates in a sea of singles. It takes you behind the scenes of the world's largest subscription dating service, illuminating the business of Internet dating. It also exposes the hidden underside of Internet dating: the lying and general weirdness that are still just a click away, and the massive use of the Web to facilitate cheating. It tours the world, showing how Internet dating is connecting people.