USA TODAY – Feb 27 – According to Pew Research Center, harassment is an issue when online dating. ~37% of online dating users say someone on a dating site or app continued to contact them even after he or she said they weren't interested in communicating, the study found. 35% of users say someone on a dating site or app sent them a sexually explicit message or image they did not ask for. ~30% say they have been called an offensive name and ~10% say someone threatened to physically harm them. Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and dating/relationship coach Rachel Dack says regarding "anything that makes you uncomfortable, it's essential to speak up and set boundaries." Dr. Kelly Campbell, Professor of Psychology at California State University, San Bernardino says police can also be a resource. Sometimes harassers will lash out if you try to correct their behavior. "And I think, at that point, it's probably best to disengage," says Rachel Dack. "As much as we want to control or teach or change people, it's a myth or an illusion that we can." Dack also recommends not letting the disappointing interactions halt your online dating efforts.
Month: March 2020
Tinder’s Video Series ‘Swipe Night’ Gets a Second Season
IDEA’s Project 0d8 Helps Dating Services Improve
OPW – Mar 1 – Project 0d8 is an IDEA (Internet Dating Excellence Association) project. We're opening up access to a team of amazing top tier professors in the fields of Behavioral Science and Evolutionary Psychology to help you improve your game. Please see 0d8.com for more information. They want the ability to run surveys, do randomized control tests and look at aggregate data to test hypotheses that can help you improve your dating apps and understand user behavior more profoundly. Email mark@idea.gp if you'd like to help further the science behind Internet dating.