Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

· Surprisingly, men were significantly more likely to stay committed to
an online relationship than women.
· Not surprisingly, the more a couple engaged in online chat or telephone
calls, the better they were able to understand and depend upon one another
emotionally.
A study by the Oxford Internet Institute surveyed a random sample of 24,000
men and women in 2011 and found that the odds for a successful relationship
that begins online were significantly higher for middle-aged people (aged 40 to
69) than they are for younger adults. This was somewhat counter-intuitive to the
prevailing notion that younger people would be more likely to start a relationship
online and would be better at it. Of the 24,000 respondents to the survey:
· 30% of the respondents had tried online dating or online relationships.
· 15% had met their current partners online.
· Of the middle-aged group (age 40-69) 36% had met their current
partner online.
· Of the younger adults (age 18-39) only 23% had met their current
partners online.
Finally, a 2010 study entitled “Strategic Misrepresentation in Online Dating” by
Jeffrey A. Hall and others examined and attempted to validate the online profiles
of over 5,000 people who were registered on online dating sites. They found
that among that group of people, people who were required to post actual
photographs of themselves and allegedly had every intention of taking their new
relationships real-life, the percentage of profiles containing “strategic
misrepresentations of the truth” (otherwise known as bald-faced lies) was an
astonishing 81%. The inevitable question that naturally comes to mind as a
result of a study like this is a frightening one: If 81% of those people are lying
on their online profiles, imagine what the percentage must be for individuals
who do not have to post a photograph, and have no intention whatsoever of ever
meeting you in real life. It’s a scary thought, indeed.
If we assume that online BDSM relationships are, by their very nature, more
difficult and significantly more likely to fail than a typical vanilla online
relationship, then we’re left with some pretty depressing prospects. Just in case
you weren’t taking notes, let’s recap: