Mitsuhideakechi
Active member
I found this tid bit online while doing some research on loneliness.
Even though the Internet has possibly contributed to our isolation, it might hold a key to fixing it. Cacioppo is excited by online dating statistics showing that couples who found each other online and stayed together shared more of a connection and were less likely to divorce than couples who met offline. If these statistics hold up, it would stand to reason friendships could also be found in this way, easing those whose instincts tell them to stay on the periphery back into the world with common bonds forged over the Internet.
Cacioppo is from the University of Chicago
Department of Psychology, and
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
read more here if you like.
http://www.slate.com/articles/healt...ocial_isolation_is_deadlier_than_obesity.html
Even though the Internet has possibly contributed to our isolation, it might hold a key to fixing it. Cacioppo is excited by online dating statistics showing that couples who found each other online and stayed together shared more of a connection and were less likely to divorce than couples who met offline. If these statistics hold up, it would stand to reason friendships could also be found in this way, easing those whose instincts tell them to stay on the periphery back into the world with common bonds forged over the Internet.
Cacioppo is from the University of Chicago
Department of Psychology, and
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
read more here if you like.
http://www.slate.com/articles/healt...ocial_isolation_is_deadlier_than_obesity.html