This week we have the  third and final episode of 'Love in the Time of Tinder'. Annabel clears up some common misconceptions about hookup culture and discusses the benefits of embracing one’s autonomy and sexuality.

References: 

Couch, D & Liamputtong, P 2008, 'Online Dating and Mating: The Use of the Internet to Meet Sexual Partners', Qualitative Health Research, vol. 18, iss. 2, pp. 268-279

Hobbs, M, Owen, S & Gerber, L 2016, ‘Liquid love? Dating apps, sex, relationships and the digital transformation of intimacy’, Journal of Sociology, vol. 53, iss. 2, pp. 271-284

This week we have the second episode in which Annabel examines the new fad of ‘breadcrumbing’... and its not the family-friendly fairy tale you may be familiar with.

References:

Navarro, R, Larranaga, E, Yubero, S & Villora, B 2020, ‘Psychological Correlates of Ghosting and Breadcrumbing Experiences: A Preliminary Study among Adults’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, iss. 3, pp. 1116-1118

Turkle, S 2016, 'The Agony of the Digital Tease', The New York Times, 8 July, viewed August 2020, <https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/fashion/dating-text-messages-breadcrumbing.html> 

This week we have the first of three episodes with host Annabel Ziegeler, taking the opportunity to chat about the newly emerged culture of ‘ghosting’ and how it may effect those who fall victim to it.

References: 

LeFebvre, L, Rasner, R & Allen, M 2019, '"I Guess I'll Never Know...": Non-Initiators Account-Making After Being Ghosted', Journal of Loss & Trauma, vol. 25, iss. 5, pp. 395-415

Punyanunt-Carter, N.M & Wrench, J.S 2017, The Impact of Social Media in Modern Romantic Relationships, Lexington Books, Maryland