Technology has changed our way of life. It is an undeniable fact that he has touched since housework, transportation, entertainment and even social interaction Issues that, with some perspective, surprise when remembering what life was like just a few years ago. Something that also applies to the love environment, dating and flirts This is demonstrated by the Pew Research Center study on dating via Internet, which states that more and more people are using Internet applications and services to flirt or find a partner.
This is a study that collects data about North American users, but it can serve as a reference to see the change in vision and the practice involved in flirting through these tools. Thus, the data shows that the number of people who have agreed to have a date with someone they have met on the Internet has increased by 66%, in the last eight years. A remarkable fact compared to the 43 percent that had done so in 2005
An issue that is closely related to the way of seeing one's own appointments through the Internet Thus, the 59 percent of respondents to the Pew Research Center say these services and applications are a good idea to meet peopleA figure that dropped to 44 percent in 2005 At the same time, the percentage of interviewees who think that these tools are forhas also dropped People who are desperate Of 29 percent of respondents in 2005, the figure has dropped to 21 percent in 2013
The large number of applications, social networks and services to find a partner through the Internet has facilitated the possibility of finding like-minded people. For this reason, 44 percent of those interviewed state that they use specific services or tools to find someone people with the same interests One of the possible keys why certain applications may have achieved current success by focusing on a particular niche. Including those like the charismatic Down for Facebook or Grindr in public gay
But is flirting or meeting people online easier and more efficient? Apparently the answer would be no. And it is that Pew Research Center has found that 23 percent of respondents who said having found a partner or long-term relationship is statistically similar to 17 percent who answered in 2005
And it is that the problems of Internet dating seem to still be present today. Issues like misrepresenting profile information is something 54 percent complain aboutof users who use these Internet tools. Even 28 percent go so far as to say they have had a date that made them feel uncomfortable
But dating apps and services aren't the only tools for meeting people in the realm of love. 15 percent of people who use social media (as Facebook and Twitter) claim to have received appointment invitations All this taking into account that more and more people make public information about their relationships in these same media. This has led, in turn, to 48 percent of users between the ages of 18 and 29 years spy on the lives of your ex on social networks.
Finally, another curious piece of information from this study refers to the idea that Internet applications and services are not used to find a partner Long durationThus Pew Research Center has found that 32 percent of respondents agree with the claim that these services keep people away from long-term relationships by offering constant choices of people to meet Something that can also be inferred fromgeneral nature of profiles in certain applications where it seems that sexual encounters prevail overmonogamous love
And you, do you use any application to flirt?
