The Phenomenology of the First Date after Connecting Online

Authors

  • Nicholas Jacobs University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/pandpr29374

Keywords:

phenomenology, online dating, technology, relationships

Abstract

The proliferation of technology has changed the ways we are able to interact with the world, and, in turn, how we are able to interact with others.  In recent years, online dating applications have become commonplace for connecting with others in search of romantic relationships.  This paper reflects on the phenomenology of the first date after connecting online and explores several aspects of this unique experience of introduction, expectation, and relation.  What occurs between two people online that leads them to suggest meeting for the first time in the real world?  How does communicating online differ from face to face encounters?  Exploring the phenomenology of the first date after connecting online invites us to wonder about the nature of dating today and in the past.

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Published

2019-05-31

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2019): Regular Issue: May 2019

Section

Articles

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