Authors Toma and Hancock explain the new trends in online romance and the role of identity that individuals partake in. Online dating provides new discourse in the way people present their personal identities to each other. Are they presenting their true self? Or are they merely trying to fit into existing groups or control personal content that others see? Do individuals wish to display or possess what is a societal norm?
My thoughts. Online dating is a program where individuals see themselves as seekers, whilst others consider themselves as selectors. Seekers are similar to applicants who desire to fill a need for someone else, looking for a wide selection of partners, so they probably display too much detail in order to fit a desirable characteristic. Selectors see themselves as more discernable patrons who see others approaching them so they do not list too many personal information until it is necessary. I wonder what the correlation would be if images or personal information is most important to the participants.
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