The Internet age has made it easier for us to flirt online and more difficult to do so in person. Of course, this has a great impact on human behavior for the formation of the modern family. In previous generations, finding a partner was a subject that required a certain amount of art, even more complicated for those who were more shy. New technologies allow those who are not so attractive in the art of conquest to find a potential partner couple, this has no limits, and the positive aspects must be balanced with the negative aspects. The truth is that as technology advances in our modern era, personal tape is being lost and we only use technological tools to avoid making the effort of socialization so important for the development of human behavior
Some important data to illustrate how the human approach is being managed through social networks: the online dating services that are now responsible for introducing 1 in 5 current couples and 1 in 6 married couples to each other (Chadwick Martin-Bailey, 2010). According to some studies carried out by newspapers 10 years ago, they reflect that in 1995, people who found love through digital platforms accounted for only 2%. and almost 40% of couples are known through the Internet. According to a study carried out by sociologists Michael Rosenfeld and Sonia Hause, from the University of Stanford, and Reuben Thomas, from Arizona State University, 39% of heterosexual couples and 60% of homosexuals met thanks to the Internet.
The Internet has broken barriers such as class or ethnicity. On the other side of the coin, we find that flirting from home also means not having to show emotions or, being able to be more daring. This is a topic that still has a lot to cut since it is real data, but what is certain is that the impact on human behavior and the complexity of the nature of couple relationships is something that is a permanent topic among psychologists. The changes are rapid and overwhelming not only in the way we behave but also in the way we communicate, using these technologies can reinforce new social behaviors and ways of thinking, including both desirable and undesirable behavior. This phenomenon of social networks continues to grow, and the data says so as of August 2011, there are 750 million active users of Facebook, the largest of the social media websites with roughly 50% of those users logging in on any particular day (Facebook, 2011), that means that on a day, roughly 375 million users are logging into a single website connecting with other people. This phenomenon of the new generations, of course, has a large number of detractors but apart from that it does not stop and the young people of the future are likely to know their partners in other countries very far from where they originate, certainly among the benefits that we can mention. It is that social networks help break down cultural and racial stigmas, which is a great advantage for societies of the future where these types of barriers do not exist, which will contribute to the development of humanity where prejudices do not exist.
Reference
Chadwick Martin-Bailey. (2010). The Evolution of Dating: Match.com and Chadwick Martin Bailey Behavioral Studies Uncover a Fundamental Shift. https://www.lavanguardia.com/tecnologia/20190214/46454394015/ligar-parejas-internet-aplicaciones-tinder-sociologia-tecnologia.html?facet=amp
Facebook. (2011). Statistics.