Abstract
Many users of online dating systems have a multitude of relationship goals including casual encounters. However, most studies of online dating systems have focused exclusively on users' abilities to find long-term relationships. This has restricted our understanding of how to design systems for users that have multiple relationship goals. To address this gap in understanding we explored how people use online dating systems in regards to casual encounters. We did this through an interview study with users of a popular online dating system in the United States and a study of online dating coaches who give behavioral advice specific to the pursuit of casual encounters. Findings highlight how users subtly disguise and probe for openness to casual encounters, while coaches try to overcome ambiguities in user intentions through a series of targeted dating methods.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | CHI 2015 - Extended Abstracts Publication of the 33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Subtitle of host publication | Crossings |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Pages | 1935-1940 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450331463 |
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| State | Published - Apr 18 2015 |
| Event | 33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2015 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: Apr 18 2015 → Apr 23 2015 |
Other
| Other | 33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2015 |
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| Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
| City | Seoul |
| Period | 4/18/15 → 4/23/15 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Software
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design