(Online Dating Industry Journal) CampusKiss.com, Canada's largest online dating community for university and college students, posted a survey of 2,684 students from more than 150 universities and colleges in Canada responding. The survey was about online sexual habits of users. A CBS News article indicated that, according to the survey, "87 percent of more than 2,500 respondents 'fessed up to technology-assisted sex via tools like instant message, Web cams, and text message.'"
Noah Gurza, founder of CampusKiss, feels that the high percentage has a large part to do with the demographic of his dating service. Users are 18-22 years of age and have pretty much "grew up in an online world."
In the article, Louanne Cole Weston, Ph.D., a board-certified sex therapist in Fair Oaks, Calif, says that not only college student can benefit from online intimacy. From the article:
"This provides a good option to people who are not as sexually desirable because of their physical appearance," says Weston. "Now, people who were disenfranchised by virtue of their appearance have an outlet to be sexually active in a nondiscriminating marketplace."
Weston explains that single parents who don’t have enough time on their hands or widows who are reconnecting with new people are other good examples of those who might benefit from virtual sex -- beyond college students.
Another relevant result from the survey was when asked what the best place was to "pick up" on campus. 47% of students chose bars: 25% for the campus bar; 22% for the neighborhood bar, but 20% say online is the best place. You can view the complete survey results on CampusKiss.com.
Kim's Comments:
The survey by CampusKiss shows that singles (especially the younger crowd) do not only use online dating service to find dates or spark relationships, but also for their own basic physical desires. For many this comes as no surprise and, as there are more and more people reaching adulthood that have grown up with the Internet, IM, and online communication as just another way to interact, intimate interaction online seems to be becoming more commonplace, judging from the 87% on CampusKiss.
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