From the front porch to swiping right : the impact of technology on modern dating / Jason S. Wrench and Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter -- Unit one: understanding social media & romantic relationships -- Usage patterns of social media across stages of romantic relationships / Liesel Sharabi and John P. Caughlin -- Making sense of becoming facebook official : implications for identity and time / Brianna L. Lane and Cameron W. Piercy -- Millennials' use of online applications for romantic development / Terri Manley -- Revisiting the investment model of relationships in light of technologically mediated communication / Jayson L. Dibble -- Unit two: different contexts and variables -- Male same-sex dating in the digital-mobile age / Nathian Shae Rodriguez and Jennifer Huemmer -- "Love isn't just for the young : examining the online dating experiences of older adults / Derek R. Blackwell -- Long-distance versus geographically close romantic relationships : the effects of social media on the development and maintenance of these relationships / Amy Janan Johnson, Eryn Bostwick, and Megan Bassick -- Love in mediated landscape : the socio-spatial logic of young chinese lovers' media use / Hua Su -- Connecting profile-to-profile : how people self-present and form impressions of others through online dating profiles / Catalina L. Toma and Jonathan D. D'Angelo -- Unit three: turbulence -- Liking, creeping, and password sharing : romantic jealousy experience and expression and social networking sites / Jennifer L. Bevan -- Social media stressors in developing romantic relationships / Jesse Fox & Jessica Frampton -- Unit four: dissolution -- #sadwife and #happyhusband : the performance of unattainable marital ideals on facebook / Hinda Mandell, Gina Masullo Chen, and Paromita Pain -- Phantom lovers : ghosting as a relationship dissolution strategy in the technological age / Leah E. LeFebvre -- Post-dissolution surveillance on social networking sites / Nicholas Brody, Leah E. LeFebvre, and Kate G. Blackburn -- Unit five: conclusion -- Future directions for swiping right : the impact of technology on modern dating / V. Santiago Arias, Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter, and Jason S. Wrench -- About the editors and contributors.
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