Studienergebnisse zeigen, dass Beziehungen, die über Dating-Apps geknüpft werden, genauso stark sind wie solche, die persönlich geknüpft werden. Diese Ergebnisse stellen die anhaltende gesellschaftliche Auffassung in Frage, dass App-basierte Beziehungen von Natur aus weniger authentisch oder bedeutungsvoll seien.
Relationships formed on dating apps are as strong as those formed in person, study finds
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I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/10/541
From the linked article:
Relationships formed on dating apps are as strong as those formed in person, study finds
A recent study published in the journal Social Sciences suggests that romantic relationships initiated through dating apps are not significantly different in quality compared to those formed in person. These findings challenge lingering societal perceptions that app-based relationships are inherently less genuine or meaningful.
The researchers found no significant differences in the quality of romantic relationships based on whether they were initiated online or face-to-face. For both current and past relationships, participants who met their partners through dating apps reported levels of satisfaction, commitment, and passion comparable to those who met in person.
The researchers theorized that this parity might be due to declining stigmas around online dating and the increasing normalization of dating apps as a tool for finding partners. “During the process of revising this article, the negative stigma around dating applications seems to have diminished, and the results of this study contribute to why people are less likely to see dating applications as taboo or embarrassing,” Langlais said.
Well for Tinder, Grindr, etc. there is often no relationship. It’s a casual mating product at its core.
I’ve been married over 15 years and met my partner on eHarmony. But neither of us used the app for casual mating rather pair bond.
If it works for you, who cares what the theories are.
I don’t think that’s really in question, but what people critique is usually rather the experience there or why people are on it. The comparison in the title compares success to succes, what ot doesn’t compare is the whole bucket on both sides against each other
Survivorship bias at play
I’m not sure those lingering perceptions exist anymore. Anyone under 50 has figured it out by now, even my 70yo conservative parents.
Calling these dating apps/online dating is kind of misleading as well. These apps help finding and introducing you to new people, but you do the dating IRL.