Dating apps sex relationships and the digital transformation of intimacy

Document Type:Essay

Subject Area:Sociology

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This infers to how relationships have become in a sense a projection of individualization through the technological change to another individual. The terms, conditions, and procedures involved in conventional and traditional relationships have been modified to suit the courtship that exists in the 21st century. The value and strength of relationship have been reduced to clicks of buttons and swipes on the app on smartphones. People get to know each other on a virtual level which may or may not facilitate the bond required to sustain a relationship for it to be long term. The value and meaning of sex have also been drastically affected with dating apps that purely offer sex and sexual services making it easier for users to fulfill their sexual urges without the need to forge a strong human relationship.

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