New rearch explor gay men's experienc seekg relatnships onle.
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ARE GAY DATG APPS INPATIBLE WH FDG LOVE?
Recent years have seen a proliferatn of webs and smartphone apps signed to help gay men pursue their sexual liberatn a digal age.
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But when apps are signed to provi immediate sexual gratifitn, are they pable of servg the needs of gay men seekg love and long-term relatnships? A recent study out of France by Christian Lippe explored the nversatnal differenc between ers of Grdr and Tr (wh the former terg to gay men, while the latter is a datg applitn ed by LGBTQ+ and heterosexual dividuals). By examg the nversatnal texts of participants who agreed to share their app chat history as well as through -person terviews, Lippe noted that gay men tend to scribe a sense of “llective prsure” to nform to the subculture’s foc on hookg up through apps like Grdr.
Cumulatively, Lippe’s rearch illtrat that gay men who e apps might strategilly lim the amount of romantic nnotatn nversatns onle to ensure that the arranged meet-up remas strictly sexual nature. If gay men th perceive the social norm on datg apps to be towards sual enunters, what is this likely to nvey to men searchg for love? A recent study out of the Universy of Toronto terviewed 41 men livg downtown Toronto to learn more about how gay men unrstood the ncept of nnectn wh the ntext of gay datg apps.