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How Men Perceive It?

Males make up 52.4% of the online dating population in the United States. The strongest presence of males is of Yahoo Personal. Yahoo Personal also has the cheapest monthly fees when compared to eHarmony and Chemistry.com (http://www.statisticbrain.com/online-dating-statistics/).

There are a number of perceptions of how men may perceive online dating websites. GQ; a popular men’s magazine targeted at men in their mid 20’s to early 40’s recently published ‘The GQ Guide to Online Dating”. The guide is a flowchart which aims at guiding you to a dating website that would be suit you preferences (http://www.gq.com/news-politics/mens-lives/201302/online-dating-guide-relationship-tips). The language used through the flowchart and in the article is very colloquial and blasé, with the occasional references to ‘sex’ and ‘one night stands’. It seems the perception in this age bracket is far from serious, but much more casual. On the other hand, The Telegraph recently published an article with online dating profile tips for men such as ‘selfies are a turn off’ and talking about your previous relationships indicates you’re honest and open. The median age of male readers of the Telegraph.co.uk in 58 (http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01863/Digital_Media_Pack_1863797a.pdf). The perception of online dating seems to very different in males depending on the age group their in.

(http://www.statisticbrain.com/online-dating-statistics/) accessed on 20/01/2014 at 7:53pm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/relationships/10548720/Online-dating-profile-tips-for-men-why-you-should-avoid-selfies-and-remember-to-mention-your-exes.html accessed on 20/01/2014 at 8:56pm

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/mens-lives/201302/online-dating-guide-relationship-tips accessed on 20/01/2014 at 7:31pm

http://www.webpersonalsonline.com/demographics_online_dating.html

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01863/Digital_Media_Pack_1863797a.pdf accessed on...