Interpersonal Relationships & Technology in 2025

Just a couple'a cybernaughts making a poster project🚀📱💻

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Welcome to our online poster presentation. Our surrounding society and world as we know it, will most likely be drastically different in the year 2025, even though we are not far off. Think about the last 9 years and what all has changed? Work, schools, dating and relationships have all been altered somehow radically by technology. Focusing the future of technology and interpersonal relationships, we will explore different areas that have all been impacted and what the future has in store. First, we must remember what interpersonal relationships are: ‘social connections with others that can be brief or enduring. These relationships can be found with friends, family members, significant others or co-workers at your workplace.’ (Mazarin, 2016)

Now that we are all aware of what interpersonal relationships are, you can explore how technology will impact these relations with respect to social media/keeping in touch, education, online dating and work life in 2025...

Enjoy!

Mazarin, J. (2016) Interpersonal relationships: defined and theories. Retrieved from http://study.com/academy/lesson/interpersonal-relationships-definition-theories-quiz.html

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Education and Technology in 2025. By Sean Roman

Technology plays a major role in education and we can see this from the past and our present. We must first take a look at how education was back then and how it has changed now in order to predict the future. In the past students were taught in classrooms with books and only learned through in class participation or resources through the library. These days the biggest tool to technology is access to the internet as it provides us with knowledge from all different sources around the world and we have access to infinite knowledge. The biggest change we can see from the past to today is the integration of technological tools, students have their own tablets,computers and smartphones, with this they have information at their fingertips. With access to the internet and having this technology at our fingertips colleges and universities are finding it possible to teach courses to students online allowing them to educate themselves at a time that is best appropriate; This is a huge leap for man kind as people now use this as a tool to progress their own future. According to Steve Jones “Nearly four-fifths of college students (79%) agree that the internet use has had a positive impact on their college academic experience “(Jones 2002). This tells us that because of technology and the internet, education is shifting to where you no longer need to be in class all the time in order to participate. With technology already greatly enhancing our ability to learn so much we can only assume the the future will become more and more dependent on it. 

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Technology and the Workplace: Effect on our Relationships at Work. By Sana Kirmani

Technology as a whole has an immense impact on the workplace. Even with digital technology not included, tasks are being carried out in the most efficient and sophisticated of methods. These sectors include the science industry, the media as they are constantly upping their game on their scoop endeavours, factory’s are changing their floor plans to keep themselves fresh and head to head with competitors. Even small mom-and-pop stores are branching out to new goods and services thanks to information that is now made available to them by technology itself. (Purcell, Rainie 2014) Technology has unsurprisingly reached phenomenon-status. Dan T. Pickett refers to it as “The Internet of Everything Impacting Everything” (2015). In addition, it is said that the pace of technological change itself will accelerate at astonishing speed within the next ten to fifteen years (Karoly, Panis). For the most part, technological advances are having a positive effect on the workplace.

No matter which industry one works in, a recent study conducted in the U.K by consultancy Deloitte (which was then reported by The Guardian) accumulated 140 years of census information which lead to the fact that technology is not taking over and getting rid of jobs like we once thought- it’s actually creating them. (Kramer, 2015) However, as Kramer mentions, the study also contains records of some dramatic losses in jobs in certain sectors as well. Jobs lost in labor, manufacturing, typing, agriculture and even secretarial positions are experiencing major losses. Agriculture went from being a force of nearly one million in 1871 to 50,000. Likewise, laundry workers went from being 175,000 in number in 1871 also dropped down to 50,000. However, Deloitte’s study shows the increase in educational support assistants, nursing, home care and even bars, salons and the tech industry have seen a rise to their payrolls. This clearly offsets and compensates for the amount of jobs lost. (Allen, 2015)

Similarly in the article “The Future at Work - Trend and Implications” (2014), the RAND Corporation equates growing technological change with more jobs. Rather than losing out jobs to a machine, the article says that creating more and more advanced forms of technology will come with a greater responsibility. More sophisticated technology will require a higher level of skill to use them, and there will be workers needed for that. However, along with being a blessing- technology is often seen as a curse with many “revenge effects” according to Alfred. A. Knopf. Although his source is severely outdated, being made in 1996, it still contains information very relevant today about the unintended consequences of technological innovations. In the office cubicles, carpal tunnel syndrome is a rampant problem, along with eye-strain, bad posture and joint stiffness. Also, repairing technology is expensive enough to drain the savings downsizing employees generates.

Technology also has an increasingly adverse effect on privacy in the workplace, with employees becoming suspicious to the extent of surveillance the workplace has on their emails, phone calls and behaviour. (Hamlett 2016) Going back to the carpal tunnel syndrome issue due to long hours behind the screen- emails, cellphones and pagers have been keeping employees at work much longer than usual. This has caused an increase in stress levels, and a lot of workers claim that the lines between home and workplace have been blurred because of the amount of time they spend at work.

Lastly while emailing and paging allows a convenient way for the employee to get in touch with a client, it is making people in the workplace more and more impatient. Chit chat and deals would be made over water coolers, with both workers or clients expecting to wait weeks before getting an answer to their concerns. However, with technology these days even waiting ten minutes between replies to emails or text messages leads to agitation (Hamlett 2016).

All in all, technology continues to steadily change the way the workplace operates both for the better and worse. It all depends on where one works and what technology is available to them.

References

Allen, K. (2015). Technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed, says 140 years of data. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/aug/17/technology-created-more-jobs-than-destroyed-140-years-data-census

Hamlett, C. The Adverse Effects of Technology in the Workplace. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/adverse-effects-technology-workplace-22649.html

Karoly, A. L., & Panis W.A. C. (2004). The Future at Work - Trends and Implications. Retrieved from http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB5070/index1.html

Knopf, A. A. Why Things Bite Back: Technology & The Revenge of Unintended Consequences by Edward Tanner. Retrieved from http://ethixbiz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Tenner-E.-Why-Things-Bite-Back.pdf

Kramer, J. (2015). Good News: Your Job Is Safe From Robots, Probably. Retrieved from http://www.glamour.com/story/robots-take-your-job

Pickett, T. D. (2015). THE INTERNET OF EVERYTHING WILL IMPACT EVERYTHING INCLUDING YOUR NEXT TECH JOB. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/insights/2015/02/internet-of-everything-your-next-tech-job/

Purcell, K. & Lee, R. (2014). Technology’s Impact on Workers. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/12/30/technologys-impact-on-workers/

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The Magnificence of the Conference Call

At the workplace, working in unison with your team would have meant everyone would be gathered in a sterile room with a whiteboard, a long table, and perhaps a bagel. However, with the introduction of Skype and conference calling, it becomes much easier to share screens, send finals and receive feedback from colleagues in a timely manner. 

According to Puskar, 79% of people work in virtual teams”. Yet for some reason, there seems to be a preference among employees of using “yesterday’s tools” including the white board, the long table, and the bagel. (Burg, 2013) The drawback of this, is that workplaces miss out on the benefits today’s technology has to offer because they’d rather go back to the drawing board. Why? Because according to this article, they miss the productivity that came with it. This means the effect technology has on workplace can be a double edged sword- while maximizing convenience it can minimize importance, attention span and the patience people have with each other during collaborations. This is because technology has allowed us to send information back and forth fast, and we have become accustomed to that. So when it isn’t fast, workers may find themselves becoming increasingly frustrated and impatient with each other. (Burg, 2013).

Still, one of the key features about technology is that it can bridge the gap between people. Worker to client, business to the masses, boss to worker and worker to worker. Burg brings up the example of Ferrazzi using social media to converse with her clients and being able to text, video chat or conference call with her team. It made her feel closer to them and that’s the fuzzy, heartwarming feature social media has in the work place. Ferrazzi says when people have best friends at work, productivity improves greatly and is one of the “key factors on employee engagement”. (Burg 2013)

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Reference

Burg, N. (2013). How Technology has Changed Workplace Communication. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/unify/2013/12/10/how-technology-has-changed-workplace-communication/#714a61ea4562

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Online Conversations Lack Empathy! By Sana Kirmani

A (somewhat) recent article suggests technology affects interpersonal relationships at work adversely. In his article, Kramer states that while using technology to console someone is convenient, “it lacks the personal touch a hug or a pat on the back” would. 

Using symbols, “emojis” or gifs in response is quirky and creative, but it fails to make people feel any personal connection to what is actually being said. In fact, it tends to water down the significance of the conversation. “Would you use technology to pet or talk to your pet?” Kramer goes on to compare the special physical relationship we have with animals to humans. Like our pets, human beings also crave that physical affirmation a face to face conversation gives.

“I’m sorry your ____ died” or “I’m sorry you lost your job 😫” contains the empathy and understanding of the person writing the text, but often times the feelings don’t translate to the other side. (Kramer, 2015)

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Reference:

Kramer, B. (2015). How Technology Affects Human Relationships. Retrieved from http://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/how-technology-affects-human-relationships-01326003#wKS88xuLRTfWD5bW.97

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Social networking encourages people to have a greater number of much shallower friendships. Insofar as online interaction replaces real-world interaction, the internet is a negative force in the social world. I know what 15 of my friends had for breakfast, but I don’t know whether any of them is struggling with major life issues. If this trend continues, people in 2020 will have hundreds of acquaintances but very few friends. However, acquaintancebook.com doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.” —Gervase Markham, a programmer for the Mozilla Foundation since 1999, based in the UK; won a Google/O’Reilly Open Source Award as the “best community activist” in 2006

Anderson, Janna., Rainie, Lee.(2010) The future of social relations. Pew Research Center. Retrieved athttp://www.pewinternet.org/2010/07/02/the-future-of-social-relations-2/ 

Do you agree/disagree with this statement? 

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A great video on what relationships will look like in the future! Very similar to our 2025 predictions... 

Conger, C. (2011, September 7) Stuff from the future: the future of relationships. [Video file] retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJVY4oEg6tg

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Meme Generator. (2015) Technology in the classroom. [image] retrieved from memegenerator.net 

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We believe that robots are our future. Experts predict ½ of Japan’s workforce will be robots...interesting video! 

News Beat Social. (2015, December 4) Researches say robots may do half of Japans work by 2025. [video file] Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhbA6ydLMiw

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 Do you agree or disagree with Sheryl’s statement? 

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10 Fashion-Forward Wearable Tech Trends

Designers are coming up with clothes, accessories and fitness apparel that can do everything from monitor your heart rate to charge your smartphone.

What will everyone be wearing in 2025 to work, dates with their robot and while attending their MOOC? 

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Is this what higher education will be like in 2025? If so, school will no longer be interpersonal what so ever! 

The New York Times. (2013, January 8). Welcome to the brave new world of Mooc’s. (Massive open online courses). [Video file] Retrieved from via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqQNvmQH_YM 

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Certainly both good things and bad have happened to relationships because of the internet. I believe, though, that overall, the increasing ease of connection with people at a distance is improving social relations much more than the occasional gaffe or thoughtless act is harming them. Some discretion about what to do and say online is necessary, but that’s simply a social more that needs to be worked out and understood – the tools are advancing quicker than the social etiquette around them. There will always be people who damage their relationships spectacularly, and if the internet were not available to them, they would do it another way. The benefits far outweigh the drawbacks.” —Rachel S. Smith, vice president, NMC Services, New Media Consortium

Anderson, Janna., Rainie, Lee.(2010) The future of social relations. Pew Research Center. Retrieved at http://www.pewinternet.org/2010/07/02/the-future-of-social-relations-2/

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Anderson, Janna., Rainie, Lee.(2010) The future of social relations. Pew Research Center. Retrieved at http://www.pewinternet.org/2010/07/02/the-future-of-social-relations-2/ 

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Interpersonal Relationships and Social Media. By Cara Sanelli

Throughout the years social media has had a very large impact on our society. I remember when I was in elementary school we did not use much of social media except for msn or myspace. Later into elementary school majority of my friends were into Facebook, but still, we did not use it as much as we do today. Moving into High School, people preferred to use Facebook or Twitter. No one really focused on msn anymore- everyone was “growing up”. It then went from twitter, to Instagram, then to using tinder/bumble/POF as a way to meet other people, and skype/facetime was the closest thing to seeing someone in person. To think that High School was only two years ago for me and so much has happened with social media since then. People with a certain amount of likes, revines, retweets, reblogs or views are now considered famous. What happened to celebrities being only on camera in films or walking down runways? There is so much that social media has changed- including our perception of relationships. We tend to have very unreasonable thoughts when it comes to social media, they consume us so much that they can potentially drive us insane. Whether it be who likes who’s picture or “did you see that ugly picture she posted? It is obviously edited”. We are so quit to judge when it comes to social media yet in person we are not as rude or “evil”. Why is this? In the article Social Media and Interpersonal Relationships written by Maura Keller, Nicholas David Bowman speaks about cyberbullying and states “However, cyberbullying is marked by its persistence. The bullying messages don’t stay in a particular space, such as a playground, but can follow the child home. If we consider that bullying’s effects on an individual can build over time, then there is a real concern that increasing contact between bullies and their targets in persistent and digital interactions might exacerbate the problem.” Basically what Bowman is saying is that bullies feel more powerful online, they can say or do anything without facing the victim. They can post anything that they want or feel is funny without anyone stopping them.

I think it is quite ironic how social media was made to connect others but it seems as though social media is making us become more distant than we think. They were created for the sole purpose of connecting to one another, but really, how much connection do we feel when we see other individuals over social media? How close are we really to those we speak to online? Is it because these online conversations are far easier than “being awkward” in person? Or is it simply because we don’t have to put much effort except for typing a few words and posting a few pictures? I do not have the answers to these questions and I believe that no one can really give these questions answers. According to an article called Social Media for Better or Worse? written by Social Butterfly, “forty-five percent of responders said they feel “worried or uncomfortable” when email and Facebook are inaccessible while sixty percent of respondents stated “they felt the need to switch off” their phones and computers to secure a full-fledged break from technology. In other words, it’s not being on social networks that makes people anxious. It is being away from them” This statement just goes to show how consumed we are with social media, so consumed it triggers our anxiety and generates discomfort within us when we do not have access to social media.

It has been over a decade since social media has been introduced and we have come so far, but still we are not at the end of this social media fad. Everyday new changes are being made the social media sites and apps. This will continue on and on and the day that the changes stop is the day we will have adapted to the use of social media and the norms of communicating online. 2025 will most likely be the year that social media is starting to fall into place and we are adapting to the new ways of how things work. Social media will have a very large impact on us and it may be to cause of destruction to our relationships in person. Not only this, but it will destroy our ability to hold a conversation over the phone or in person. I really hope that people do realize that social media is not the most important thing in life and that there are so many places to see and new people in person you can meet. 2025 will be a significantly different year for all of us.

References Hansen, D. (2013, November 19). Social Media Effect on Interpersonal Relationships [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfuhGRpCag0 Keller, M. (2013, May). Social Media and Interpersonal Communication. Retrieved from http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/051313p10.shtml Mashable. (n.d.). Is Social Media Destroying Real-World Relationships? [INFOGRAPHIC]. Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2012/06/14/social-media-real-world-infographic/#7TaDssCSYsqP Social Butterfly. (2013, October 7). Does social Media affects Interpersonal Relationships? | Social Butterfly. Retrieved from https://myersandrea16.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/does-social-media-affects-interpersonal-relationships/

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Dating, technology and interpersonal relationships in 2025. by Shanna McAleer

There is no argument that technology has revolutionized many aspects of our lives within the last decade. Thanks to technology, interacting and meeting people online, this has altered so much from how our grandparents and parents once did it. What was once taboo, sketchy or weird is now one of the most popular ways to meet someone: online dating.

Emma McGown, writer for ‘The Kernel’ puts it best in her article ‘Predicting the Future of Online Dating’, as she states, “Fast forward to 2015, and no one is ashamed to admit they met on the Internet. There’s no longer a stigma attached to using technology to find that special someone, and thanks to the rise of Tinder in 2014, everyone is wearing out their thumbs swiping left and right. (McGowan, 2014) This certaintly takes much of the interpersonal aspects of dating out of the whole formula. Our major prediction for dating in 2025 would be that there is very minimum interpersonal contact or connection, seeing how technology is so prevalent in our dating lives at present.

According to Pew Research Center, 59% of Americans in 2015 agree that online dating is a great way to meet someone, compared to 44% in 2005. (Pew, 2015). With that spike in numbers, one thing is clear: Online dating is the way of the future, and any relationship will be created with major technological involvement.

But what exactly does the future have in store for the most personal of interpersonal relationships?

Dating, in of itself has changed drastically in this decade and century. Thanks to the invention of technology, some people take to using their gadgets as simpler way of meeting people. Seeing how everyone is on the go these days, many people have find it hard finding a partner. One of our future predictions for dating in the year 2025 will be that it will be done mostly online, whether it be through a phone app (think tinder, coffeemeetbagel, etc.) or an actual website like match.com and ‘okcupid’ (which both have mobile app’s now, anyways.) This closely impacts interpersonal relationships, because the first interaction people will have with each other is through a screen on some technologic device or through some kind of algorithm. On top of this new era dating, many experts in the field explain what they believe dating will be like in the year 2025. For example, ‘Microbial Matchmaking’ may be the new way to find a partner. Ben Schiller, author of “The Future of Relationships: 10 Ways We’ll Be Dating, Having Sex, and Breaking Up in 2025”, explains a theory in which our DNA and genetics will be involved. He sits down with Terry Young, CEO and Co-founder of Data Analytics Company ‘Sparks and Honey’ as Young explains some ‘intriguing ideas about relationships in 2025’ based on macro trends. He predicts that in 2025 we will be able to be matched with someone with similar genes, as this is the ‘logical upshot’ from projects like ubiome, which take our DNA and reveal our personal microbial make-ups. (Coexist, 2013) This could guarantee 100% partner satisfaction; it comes down to a science afterall!

Another popular ‘odd’ theory regarding future dating and interpersonal relationships is becoming increasingly theorized and perhaps will be happening sooner than we think. Spike Jonez showed the world what a relationship between a man and an operating system would be like in his 2013 movie Her, which is exactly what theorists are predicting for relationships in 2025. More of McGowan’s article in Kernel, explains the progression to ‘robot lovers’ in 2025. She quotes ‘Seth’ owner of FriXion (teledildonics company), in his statement regarding this new frontier. He thinks that “pretty soon, humans will be able to have full-on romantic relationships with bots. Virtual worlds like Second Life and Utherverse already allow for people’s avatars to get down with and “date” other people’s avatars, and as artificial intelligence evolves, some of those avatars could easily develop into bots. In fact, a 2014 Pew Research Center report predicted that we’ll have fully functional robot lovers by 2025. (McGowan, 2014)

This is interesting to consider, since after each few years we become ‘shock absorbed’, and we predict that by 2025, most of us would not think twice if our friend were to date a robot, which really takes the ‘personal’ out of interpersonal relationships.

It is clear that technology and dating now go hand in hand. But how do these affect the most personal of interpersonal relationships aka human connection?

Lori Cheek, who created a popular location based ‘crush’ app called ‘cheekd’, gives her thoughts on how interpersonal relationships have been altered thanks to popular apps like tinder and bumble. She thinks that on-demand dating apps like Tinder have made it increasingly difficult and for people to take the first step toward connecting with people in real life rather than on their phones. “I think we’ve lost this human connection by being online all the time,” says Cheek. “There has to be something more tangible.” (McGowan, 2014) With that being said, one thing for sure is by 2025, the dating scene will be run by technology and apps, or perhaps no person-to-person contact at all. It could be person to robot or person to screen, but either way by 2025, the dating scene will have minimal interpersonality and major be majorly technologically based.

Breaking up in 2025

What happens when we have all had enough with our robot partners and operating system relationships?

The future of breaking up in 2025 will be just as different compared to how it is now. Seeing how technology plays such a large role in society, it is clear there is no slowing down by 2025. Things are going to be more in your face and out there for the entire world to see. If in 2016 we cannot eat a meal without posting a photo of it, clearly future dumps in 2025 will most definitely be less personal.

In 2013, a popular ‘vine’ (short video) received widespread applause when a user named ‘Khoaliti’, filmed and posted his break up for everyone on the interwebs. [See vine video posted]. If this was happening two years ago, imagine what lays ahead for doomed couples in 2025. Laura Willcox, writer for ‘the date report’ predicted that the Google glass(es) may come in handy for break ups. She stated “We’ll all be able to see this happening from the POV of the dumper – or worse, the dumpee. It’ll be kind of like the world’s worst first-person shooter game.” (Willcox, 2013) People pay for pretty much anything presently, so it would not be entirely shocking for people to put on a break up show with their Google glasses.

Honorable mention goes to her ‘hologram dumping’ prediction, where she insists this would be a better way to get dumped, as it ensures no physical hitting or punching, yet it is still technically ‘face to face’. (2013)

Some experts even predict that relationships will not be long lasting, due to the speed of how we currently like things. Researchers at eHarmony, as well as writers at ‘coexist’ both predict that breaking up will be consumed as ‘snack media’ (quick 60 second clips). For example, eHarmony wrote a report report titled “future of dating” and it hints at this break up prediction for 2030. They said, “In 2030, could the most intimate moments of our lives be consumed as "snack media" with relationship break-ups shared with the world as looping videos on Vine? Dating will certainly become faster, smarter and perhaps even more public. But will this allow us to focus on more promising long-lasting relationships or will we sacrifice too much of our privacy?” (eharmony,2014). It is clear that this new generation of tech addicts are not too concerned with privacy, since they post personal aspects of their lives on popular apps such as ‘snap chat’, ‘Instagram’ and vine. It is clear that the future generations will be more apt to post break-up’s on these sites or whatever the hip new app is.

Overall, our predictions are backed by numerous sources and ideas on how interpersonal relationships and dating will look in 2025. It is clear that technology will play not only a big role in these relationships, but perhaps technology will be the relationship by then. Only time will tell!

References

Kleinman, Alexis. (2014, February) Facebook can predict with scary accuracy of your relationship can last. The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/14/facebook- relationship- study_n_4784291.html

Emma McGowan (2014, February) Predicting the Future of Online Dating. Kernel Mag. (11)623. Retrieved from: sections/features-issue-sections/11623/future- online- dating- facebook/#sthash.o9QsUndn.dpuf

Schiller, Ben. (2013, December) The future of online dating: 10 ways we’ll be dating, having sex and breaking up in 2025. Fast Coexist. Retrieved from: http://www.fastcoexist.com/3022037/futurist-forum/the- future-of- relationships-10-ways-well-be-dating-having- sex-and-breaking-up/10

Smith, Aaron., Anderson, Monica. (2016) 5 facts about online dating. Pew Research Centre. Retrieved from http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/29/5- facts- about-online-dating/

Wilcox, Laura. (2013, September) Breakup vines and the future of dumping. The Date Report. Retrieved from: http://www.thedatereport.com/dating/communication/breakup- vines-and- the-future-of-dumping/