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Cyber relationships lead to speedy break-ups

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NEW YORK: 

Are you succumbing to the prevailing trend of online dating? Think again. New study shows higher break-up rate for couples who met online as compared to those who didn’t. Reported in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behaviour and Social Networking, the first-of-its-kind study explores whether break-up rates for both marital and non-marital differ depending on whether they first met online or office.

Results show that the break-up rate for couples who met online is higher regardless of their marital status. The increasing popularity of social media and mobile applications for meeting people and initiating relationships has made online dating an effective means of finding a future spouse.

“Additional factors, besides the meeting venue, can help predict whether a couple will stay together or break up,” the study of the author wrote. These may differ for marital versus non-marital relationships and include the quality and duration of the relationship.

“The time-tested qualities of trust and intimacy still remain important factors on determining whether a couple stays together, regardless of whether they meet offline or online,” explained Brenda K Wiederhold, executive director of Virtual Reality Medical Institute, a professional medical corporation.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 28th, 2014.

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