Synopses & Reviews
The first book of its kind, a smart and provocative look at modern love and romance through the lens of online dating.
In this savvy guide to a fascinating new world, former sex columnist Virginia Vitzthum goes underground to navigate the meanings and mores of sex and love on the Web. Using interviews, anecdotes, and her own experience with online dating, Vitzthum builds an animated and irreverent narrative about modern intimacy. How does the path of a relationship change when it starts with a profile? What do we reveal about ourselves our personal lives and our private preferences when we look for love online? Who are the people who actually manage to find happy relationships by trolling the Web? Success stories, sociopaths, and fearing the face to face meeting: Vitzthum is an entertaining decoder of online culture, under all of which lies the question: What does the Internet do to human relationships? A compassionate voyeur, Vitzthum approaches her fellow online daters with an open curiosity that makes her the perfect guide.
Review
"Vitzthum...investigates the major dating and hook-up sites-how they work, the types of people who use them, and any recent changes the sites have undergone." Library Journal
Synopsis
Bringing together personal reflections, incisive analysis, and intriguing interviews, an in-depth examination of Internet dating and its role in modern relationships discusses the implications of looking for love online, what it reveals about private lives and personal preferences, who finds happy relationships through the Web, and more.
Synopsis
In this savvy guide to the world of online dating, the author goes underground to navigate the meanings and mores of love on the Web. Using interviews, anecdotes, and her own experience with online dating, Vitzthum builds an animated and irreverent narrative about modern intimacy.
About the Author
Virginia Vitzthum is a journalist and former sex columnist for Salon.com. She has written for the Village Voice, Elle, Ms., Time Out, and many other publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.