27 - Drawbacks of Relying Solely on Dating Apps for Finding Partners - Get your Life Together

This episode takes a deep dive into the often overlooked drawbacks of relying solely on dating apps to find partners. It explores how over-reliance on dating apps can lead to limited social interaction skills, addictive behavior, superficial judgments, and the potential risk of scams and deception. This discourse provides a balanced view on the necessity of real-life interaction and the importance of proactively building genuine connections outside of the digital sphere. We also draw insights from various academic sources to present a comprehensive examination of online dating in today's digital age.

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References for Further Reading:

Berkowitz, D., Tinkler, J., Peck, A., & Coto, L. (2021). Tinder: A Game with Gendered Rules and Consequences. Social Currents, 8(5), 491–509. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294965211019486

Flug, K. C. (2016). Swipe, Right? Young People and Online Dating in the Digital Age. https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:54835504

Henderson, R. (2018, May 28). The Science Behind What Tinder Is Doing to Your Brain | Psychology Today. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/after-service/201805/the-science-behind-what-tinder-is-doing-your-brain

Hobbs, M., Owen, S., & Gerber, L. (2017). Liquid love? Dating apps, sex, relationships and the digital transformation of intimacy. Journal of Sociology, 53(2), 271–284. https://doi.org/10.1177/1440783316662718

Lenton, A. P., Fasolo, B., & Todd, P. M. (2008). “Shopping” for a Mate: Expected versus Experienced Preferences in Online Mate Choice. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 51(2), 169–182. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPC.2008.2000342

Ranzini, G., & Lutz, C. (2017). Love at first swipe? Explaining Tinder self-presentation and motives. Mobile Media & Communication, 5(1), 80–101. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050157916664559

Sumter, S. R., Vandenbosch, L., & Ligtenberg, L. (2017). Love me Tinder: Untangling emerging adults’ motivations for using the dating application Tinder. Telematics and Informatics, 34(1), 67–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2016.04.009

Timmermans, E., & Courtois, C. (2018). From swiping to casual sex and/or committed relationships: Exploring the experiences of Tinder users. The Information Society, 34(2), 59–70. https://doi.org/10.1080/01972243.2017.1414093

Toma, C. L., & Hancock, J. T. (n.d.). What Lies Beneath: The Linguistic Traces of Deception in Online Dating Profiles. Journal of Communication.