![]() ![]() In general, Tinder users reported less satisfaction with their bodies and looks than non-users, study author Jessica Strübel wrote. The study found that men and women who use the app appear to have lower self-esteem than those who don’t. The popularity of online dating may also affect how we perceive ourselves, according to a 2017 study published in the peer-reviewed journal Body Image.Ībout 1,300 (mostly) college-age students were asked about their Tinder use, body image and self-esteem. Instead of one rejection at a bar on a Saturday night, the popularity of online dating gives users many more opportunities to feel rejected faster. Basically, our brains can’t tell the difference between a broken heart and a broken bone. “Social rejection and physical pain are similar not only in that they are both distressing, they share a common representation in somatosensory brain systems as well,” the study’s authors wrote. ![]() Being turned down stimulates the same part of the brain that processes physical pain, according to a 2011 study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Rejection hurts, and not just metaphorically. You go on a date, only to be “ghosted” afterward. You swipe right and never have it reciprocated. You send a message to a match that goes unanswered. ![]() With more and more users whose desires are shifting, the stigma of finding a mate online is lessening.īut is all this easy dating making us happier? Probably not. Short-term sexual relationships over one-night stands seem to be what users crave, according to a new study published by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Hook-up culture on Tinder isn’t what it used to be, either. Postures can increase your success in online dating, study says ![]()
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