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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779265403321

Autore

Bridges John C

Titolo

The illusion of intimacy [[electronic resource] ] : problems in the world of online dating / / John C. Bridges

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2012

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023

ISBN

979-84-00-66838-8

979-82-16-10091-1

1-280-77945-4

9786613689849

0-313-39952-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

306.730285

Soggetti

Intimacy (Psychology)

Online dating - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Profiles, partners, and dating services -- Intimacy and its issues -- The illusion of intimacy -- Common problems owned by online dating -- Case studies from the online world: when a match is, and when it isn't -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines online dating from the ""inside,"" using in-depth interviews with dating website members to reveal-and keenly analyze-what relationships and romance in the 21st century are really like.