title: Positives and negatives of online dating according to women 50.
abstract: To understand the positives and negatives of online dating according to the lived experience of older women, telephone interviews were conducted with 45 women ages 50+ who date online. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically team coded. The opportunity to expand one's social network for both friendships and romantic partners, the ability to control dating risks and pace of relationship formation, and knowing more about one's partner were significant reported benefits of online dating. Dating online also includes unique risks, such as pervasive lying, attempted financial exploitation in the form of scammers, and unwanted electronic sexual aggression.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering , College of Engineering, University of South Florida , Tampa , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vandeweerd
authors.affiliation: b Department of Health and Physical Education , School of Nursing and Health Studies, Monmouth University , West Long Branch , New Jersey , USA.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.affiliation: c Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health , University of South Florida , Tampa , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coulter
authors.affiliation: a Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering , College of Engineering, University of South Florida , Tampa , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yalcin
authors.affiliation: d Department of Global Health, College of Public Health , University of South Florida , Tampa , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Corvin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D060756:Social Networking
keywords: Dating violence; older adults; online dating; relationships; seniors