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Romantic attraction is driven by a complex set of factors, including who people grow up around and what is familiar and comfortable to them. But discriminatory laws also play a role.
Online dating can be enhanced by using AI to create profiles, provide advice and identify matches.
Dating apps have changed how men interact with women when pursuing heterosexual relationships. A sexuality scholar writes about her experiences online, and her observations on changing masculinity.
Online dating has its own jargon. But the feelings involved are nothing new.
Dating apps provide a valuable social service. The industry should be regulated to protect consumers, increase competition and address fraud.
The world’s largest online dating company – which runs Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, The League and more – is being sued for making its apps too addictive. Are we swiping right into a trap?
Some apps are already introducing safety features.
Something to bear in mind if you find yourself swiping through profiles on a dating app later today.
Use of dating apps is on the rise and they can provide a wealth of choice. Research also shows that they can leave some users feeling overwhelmed and exhausted.
Australians could once claim compensation for injuries arising from a broken engagement. Today, the responsibility for romantic injury has been individualised and feminised, its pain trivialised.
Social media groups have emerged designed to protect women from bad dating experiences. Those who use them could be liable to being sued for defamation.
Dating apps have given an ancient profession, confidence scamming, a high-tech boost.
Research reveals individuals that score high for vulnerable narcissism are likely to present themselves inauthentically while online dating.
Early research finds that people get just about the same gratification from sexting with a chatbot as they do with another human.
The ‘talking stage’ is a lot like traditional ‘courting’ – with some online complications. Still, it can be a great way to test the waters with a potential partner and establish healthy boundaries.
Confident chatbots could undermine trust and romance - but probably won’t. They may even enhance online dating.
The convenience of dating apps can also make them difficult to navigate.
Chinese-oriented online dating platforms create “Chinatowns” in cyberspace, where Chinese daters gather in hopes of finding true love.
A recent government roundtable proposed stricter profile verification conditions as a response to safety concerns on dating apps. But research suggests users want something else.
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British Academy postdoctoral fellow, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Relationships, University of South Wales
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Concordia University
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Professor of Media and Communication and Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba
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Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Assistant Professor in Sociology, University of Windsor
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Queensland University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
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Scientia Professor of Evolution, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Federation University Australia
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Senior Lecturer & Research Fellow, Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
