Age shall not weary them of pleasure

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Title: Age shall not weary them of pleasure
Author(s): Malta, Sue
Abstract: Meet Katherine. She loves the internet. She has been using it for over 13 years and is on it for more than four hours every day. She uses it mainly for research and email and, of course, instant messaging, where she keeps in touch with her partner of 10 years, John. They use the internet as a means of staying connected and, on occasion, for engaging in cyber-sex, which she describes as 'fun'. When they first met face to face, Katherine said they couldn't keep their hands off each other. Sound familiar? You bet! Recent research has shown that almost 30 million people in America know someone who has been in a long-term relationship or has married someone they met online, and over 63 million know someone who has used an online dating site. [Introduction]
Publication type: Newspaper article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Australian Centre for Emerging Technologies and Society
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 16 October 2007
Publication year: 2007
Keyword(s): Cyber sex; Internet relationships; Older adults; Online friendship; Online romantic relationships; Sexuality; Sexual activity; Technophobia
Publisher: Fairfax
Publisher URL: http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/age-shall-not-weary-them-of-pleasure/2007/10/15/1192300680783.html
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