The Wire

Even if we don’t own up to checking out an Internet dating site, we all know someone who has experienced Internet romance and we know people who live happily married to their internet dates. To Dr Bruce Findlay from Swinburne University of Technology, Internet dating allows people to connect without superficial matters getting in the way before relationships even get off the ground. He spoke to Ela Smith about the differences between meeting people face to face and starting a relationship on the Internet.