BIBFRAME Work

Title

Love, intimacy and online dating

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Portolan, Lisa (author )

Subject

• COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Social aspects (LCSH)
• Intimacy (Psychology) (LCSH)
• Interpersonal relations (LCSH)
• Dating (Social customs) (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• LCC: HQ801 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• DDC: 306.73 (Assigner: dlc)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"Love, Intimacy and Online Dating: How a Global Pandemic Redefined Romantic Relationships is an innovative work that explores the concept of intimacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The book provides an overview of the online dating world and apps, the use of which gradually became common as the pandemic restricted people's interaction in the physical world. The author's extensive research conducted during the pandemic posits a comprehensive understanding of the individual's motivation to join a dating app and explores its varied aspects"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Social Context -- Jagged Love - The conflict : romance vs dating apps -- (Digital) Intimacy vs IRL intimacy and why the distinction still needs to be made -- High Maintenance Girls and Aussie Blokes : love and gender stereotypes during Covid times -- Messiness : Three anecdotes.

Authorized Access Point

Portolan, Lisa. Love, intimacy and online dating

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:22:30.181637+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 22669771

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc