Dating Site: A New Way Of Choosing A Spouse

From the beginning of the20th century, the Internet began to develop. It has beenthe rapid development and got worldwide popularity. No matter what reasons peoplestart to use and create the Internet, it has changed the shape of social development andsocial structure. Network not only has triggered a revolution in science and technology,let us into a network society and also brought a new way of life——digital life. Notonly people s daily life has been transferred to the internet, but also mate behavior alsoshifted to the Internet. From the initial simple web chat to occasional network romanticto specialized tools of mate——dating sites. We can see the network mate behaviorgradually toward normalization and professional direction. This paper attempts underthe guidance of social network theory and social exchange theory, using methods of textanalysis, case interviews and participant observation to analyze this social phenomenon.By comparing the behavior of traditional mate and online dating mate to find matebehavior s change between tradition and modernity. Finally, reflect and explore thebehavior of the network mate. I hope to provide valuable information for people tocorrect understand and use dating sites.