| Description |
xii, 289 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. The seductive space -- 2. The paradoxical nature of online relationships -- 3. Emotions on the Net -- 4. Online imagination -- 5. Online privacy and emotional closeness -- 6. Is it worth it? -- 7. Flirting on- and offline -- 8. Cyberlove -- 9. Chatting is sometimes cheating -- 10. The future of romantic relationships |
| Summary |
"Computers have changed not just the way we work but the way we love. Falling in and out of love, flirting, cheating, even having sex online have all become part of the modern way of living and loving. Yet we know very little about these new types of relationship. How is an online affair where the two people involved may never see or meet each other different from an affair in the real world? Is online sex still cheating on your partner? Why do people tell complete strangers their most intimate secrets? What are the rules of engagement? Will online affairs change the monogamous nature of romantic relationships? These are just some of the questions Professor Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, distinguished writer and academic, addresses in the first full-length study of Love Online. Accessible, shocking, entertaining, enlightening, this book will change the way you look at cyberspace and love for ever."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-274) and index |
| Subject |
Computer sex.
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Love -- Computer network resources.
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Man-woman relationships -- Computer network resources.
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Mate selection -- Computer network resources.
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Dating (Social customs) -- Computer network resources.
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Internet.
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| Author |
ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2003055129 |
| ISBN |
0521832969 hardback |
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