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Digital Dating and Virtual Relating: Conceptualizing Computer Mediated Romantic Relationships
Author(s) -
Merkle Erich R.,
Richardson Rhonda A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00187.x
Subject(s) - interpersonal relationship , romance , the internet , interpersonal communication , psychology , face (sociological concept) , social psychology , developmental psychology , sociology , social science , computer science , world wide web , psychoanalysis
This article reviews Internet history and culture that have contributed to the recent emergence of a subset of romantic interpersonal relationships known as computer mediated relationships. Characteristics of these relationships in comparison to face‐to‐face relationships are considered. This information may assist family professionals in developing a research agenda for the new millennium, as well as incorporating new content and strategies into family life education and clinical work in the area of interpersonal relationships.