Online Daters: Beware of the halo effect on adult dating sites |
| 10/28/2007 9:15:18 PM |
Dating has taken advantage of technology through adult dating sites. You can even sign up for adult dating free with monthly installments. Since adult dating services will always have a need in the market, people have access to anything from Christian dating to interracial dating.
In the mid-nineties, the adult dating site was still a new frontier for singles. Many even developed a fear that only "creeps" or "weirdos" would be available online. However, now television commercials advertise how many couples end up in apparently happy marriages.
With a quick click, a person can get a general overview of how a person looks and what their interests are. However, does the adult dating site profile truly reflect a real life portrayal of the actual individual?
Many people self promote themselves. It is unavoidable. Who wants to put something negative on their profile? According to social psychology, a halo effect may occur due to a first exposure of a person on an adult dating site.
This basically means being influenced by the first impression, so that you think positively about the person even when it is undeserved. Basically, an image is created an expectation must be met. We compensate by living off that expectation, until the dream eventually wears off.
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