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Online Dating Lowers Self-Esteem and Increases Depression

I'm actually surprised by this... because I feel like that's how everyone meets everybody now... by online dating. 

It seems as though the online dating culture is only growing and doesn't seem like it's stopping anytime soon. Going through the motions can be tough. According to Tinder, the app generates 1.6 billion swipes per day, leading to 1.5 million dates (an average of one or two per user) a week. 

Apparently online dating is NOT making us happy, and it doesn't make the rejection easier even though it's online.

Rejection hurts, and not just metaphorically. Being turned down stimulates the same part of the brain that processes physical pain, according to a 2011 study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Social rejection and physical pain are similar not only in that they are both distressing, they share a common representation in somatosensory brain systems as well," the study's authors wrote. Basically, our brains can't tell the difference between a broken heart and a broken bone. 


If you were wondering how does it play into your self esteem issues? I will explain right about now....

About 1,300 (mostly) college age students were asked about their Tinder use body image and self-esteem issues. The study goes on to find that men and women who use the app appear to have lower self-esteem than those who don't. In general, Tinder users reported less satisfaction with their bodies and looks than non-users, study author Jessica Strübel wrote.

Wooooow.

Do you think this is true?!?

Do you think online dating is ruining your self esteem issues?!


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