Psychologist Harry Reis investigated the phenomenon of online dating in 2012, which had then聽surpassed in popularity all forms of matchmaking in the United States other than meeting through friends.
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How do we relate?
Psychologist Harry Reis puts human relationships under the microscope.
(Rochester Review, January/February 2017)
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And men and women behave differently online, with men looking at more profiles than women and being more likely to initiate contact.
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