Online daters most likely to sext

Are online daters most likely to sext?

By: Editorial Team | | Updated: September 25, 2014 5:48 pm

A new study has revealed that online daters are most likely to spice up their relationships with sexting. Also Read - Quarantine romance: Video dating in the time of COVID-19 pandemic

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According to a 2013 report on couples, the internet and social media by Pew Research Center, mobile phone owners who seek love over the web are significantly more likely to receive, send, or forward sexually suggestive photos or videos via mobile phones, than those who do not use dating sites, the Independent reported. Also Read - What are the pros and cons of dating someone from the same profession?

The study has revealed that 55 percent of the respondents have received a suggestive image, while 31 percent have sent one and 9 percent have forwarded a sext.

According to the study conducted on 2,253 adults, mobile phone owners aged 18-24 are the most likely to send, receive and forward sexts, with the likelihood decreasing as people grow older.

The research has also found that 9 percent of people in a relationship have sent a sext, compared to 10 percent of those not in a relationship, while 18 per cent of people in relationships have received a sext, while 2 percent have forwarded one. Read more about how you can build intimacy in your relationship.

Warning

If you haven’t actually had sex with a person, it is advised that you don’t try sexting to initiate anything. It can come across as highly inappropriate and can make things incredibly awkward.

Is sexting cheating?

Seema Hingoranny, a clinical psychologists told DNA, ‘For me sexting someone other than your partner is a form of cheating as a partner is investing his/her time and emotions, even if physical contact is missing. It’s highly addictive and in many cases I see that the person who does it, avoids spending time with his/her partner. When people, who are in a committed relationship, engage in sexting, they’re more likely to get involved in an actual relationship in the real world, is what I have noticed in my practice. It is clearly a form of emotional betrayal or emotional infidelity.’ Read more about whether sexting is cheating.

With inputs from ANI