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Alterovitz, S. S.-R, & Mendelsohn, G. A. (2009). Partner preferences across the life span: Online dating by older adults. Psychology & Aging, 24, 513-517.

Alterovitz, S. S.-R., & Mendelsohn, G. A. (2011). Partner preferences across the life span: Online dating by older adults. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 1, 89-95.

Anderson, T. (2005). Relationships among Internet attitudes, Internet use, romantic beliefs, and perceptions of online romantic relationships. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 8, 521-531.

Arvidsson, A. (2006). ‘Quality singles’: Internet dating and the work of fantasy. New Media & Society, 8, 671-690.

Baker, A. (2000). Two by two in cyberspace: Getting together and connecting online. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 3, 237-242. 

Baker, A. (2002). What makes an online relationship successful? Clues from couples who met in cyberspace. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 5, 363-375.

Baker, A. J. (2007). Expressing emotion in text: Email communication of onlne couples. In M. T. Whitty, A. J. Baker & J. A. Inman (Eds.), Online matchmaking. (pp. 97-111). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Baker, A. J. (2008). Down the rabbit hole: The role of place in the initiation and development of online relationships. In A. Barak (Ed.), Psychological aspects of cyberspace: Theory, research, applications (pp. 163-184). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Barraket, J., & Henry-Waring, M. S. (2008). Getting it on(line): Sociological perspectives on e-dating. Journal of Sociology, 44, 149-165.

Bauermeister, J. A., Leslie-Santana, M., Johns, M. M., Pingel, E., & Eisenberg, A. (2011). Mr. right and Mr. right now: Romantic and casual partner-seeking online among young men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior, 15, 261-272.

Ben-Ze'ev, A. (2005). 'Detattachment': The unique nature of online romantic relationships. In Y. Amichai-Hamburger (Ed.), The social net: Human behavior in cyberspace (pp. 115-138). New York, Oxford University Press.

Boneva, B., & Kraut, R. (2002). Email, gender, and personal relationships. In B. Wellman & C. Haythornthwaite (Eds.), The Internet in Everyday Life (pp. 372-403). Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Chiou, W.-B., & Yang, M.-L. (2010). The moderating role of need for cognition on excessive searching bias: A case of finding romantic partners online. Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine, 8, 96-98.

Cornwell, B., & Lundgren, D. C. (2001). Love on the Internet: Involvement and misrepresentation in romantic relationships in cyberspace vs. realspace. Computers in Human Behavior, 17, 197-211.

Couch, D., & Liamputtong, P. (2007). Online dating and mating: Perceptions of risk and health among online users. Health Risk & Society, 9, 275-294.

Couch, D., & Liamputtong, P. (2008). Online dating and mating: The use of the Internet to meet sexual partners. Qualitative Health Research, 18, 268-279.

Coyne, S. M., Stockdale L., Busby D., Iverson, B., & Grant, D. M. (2011). ‘‘I luv u :)!’’: A descriptive study of the media use of individuals in romantic relationships. Family Relations, 60, 150-162.

Darvell, M. J., Walsh, S. P., & White, K. M. (2011). Facebook tells me so: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to understand partner-monitoring behavior on Facebook. CyberPsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 14, 717-722.

Davis, M., Hart, G., Bolding, G., Sherr, L., & Elford, J. (2006). E-dating, identity and HIV prevention: Theorising sexualities, risk and network society. Sociology of Health & Illness, 28, 457-478.

DeVoss, D. N. (2007). From the BBS to the Web: Tracing the spaces of online romance. In M. T. Whitty, A. J. Baker & J. A. Inman (Eds.), Online matchmaking. (pp. 17-30). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Dong, Q., Urista, M. A., & Gundrum, D. (2008). The impact of emotional intelligence, self-esteem, and self-image on romantic communication over MySpace. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11, 577-578.

Donn, J. E., & Sherman, R. C. (2002). Attitudes and practices regarding the formation of romantic relationships on the Internet.  CyberPsychology & Behavior, 5, 107-123.

Döring, N. (2002). Studying online love and cyber romance. In B. Batinic, U. D. Reips & M. Bosnjak (Eds.), Online social sciences (pp. 333-356). Seattle, WA: Hogrefe & Huber.

Ellison, N., Heino, R., & Gibbs, J. (2006). Managing impressions online: Self-presentation processes in the online dating environment. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 11, 415-441.

Elphinston, R. A., & Noller, P. (2011). Time to face it! Facebook intrusion and the implications for romantic jealousy and relationship satisfaction. CyberPsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 14, 631-635.

Farrer, J., & Gavin, J. (2009). Online dating in Japan: A test of social information processing theory. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 12, 407-412.

Feliciano, C., Robnett, B., & Komaie, G. (2009). Gendered racial exclusion among white Internet daters. Social Science Research, 38, 39-54.

Fields, K. (2009). The pleasures of lying. In B. Harrington (Ed.), Deception: From ancient empires to Internet dating (pp. 275-288). Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

Gerson, M.-J. (2011). Cyberspace betrayal: Attachment in an era of virtual connection. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 22, 148-156.

Gibbs, J. L., Ellison, N. B., & Heino, R. D. (2006). Self-presentation in Online personals: The role of anticipated future interaction, self-disclosure, and perceived success in Internet dating. Communication Research, 33, 152-177.

Gibbs, J. L., Ellison, N. B., & Lai, C.-H. (2011). First comes love, then comes Google: An investigation of  uncertainty reduction strategies and self-disclosure in online dating. Communication Research, 38, 70-100.

Gilbert, R. L., Murphy, N. A., & Ávalos, M. C. (2011). Realism, idealization, and potential negative impact of 3D virtual relationships. Computers in Human Behavior, 27, p. 2039-p. 2046.

Gilbert, R. L., Murphy, N. A., & Ávalos, M. C. (2011). Communication patterns and satisfaction levels in three-dimensional versus real-life intimate relationships. CyberPsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 14, 585-589.

Glasser, C. L., & Robnett, B., & Feliciano, C. (2009). Internet daters’ body type preferences: Race–ethnic and gender differences. Sex Roles, 61, 14-33.

Gunter, B. (2008). Internet dating: A British survey. Aslib Proceedings: New Information, 60, 88-98.

Hall, J. A., Park, N., Song, H., & Cody, M. J. (2010). Strategic misrepresentation in online dating: The effects of gender, self-monitoring, and personality traits. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 27, 117-135.

Hancock, J. T. (2009). Digital deception: The practice of lying in the digital age. In, B. Harrington (Ed.), Deception: From ancient empires to Internet dating (pp. 109-120). USA: Stanford University Press.

Helm, K. M. (2010). Internet infidelity: Guidelines for recovering intimacy. Recovering intimacy in love relationships: A clinician's guide. In J. Carlson. & L. Sperry (Eds.), The family therapy and counseling series (pp. 181-206). New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

Hirdman, A. (2010). Vision and intimacy gendered communication online. Nordicom Review, 31, 3-13.

Hospers, H. J., Kok, G., Harterink, P., & de Zwart, O. (2005). A new meeting place: Chatting on the Internet, e-dating and sexual risk behaviour among Dutch men who have sex with men. AIDS, 19, 1097-1101.

Jerin, R. A., & Dolinsky, B. (2007). Cyber-victimisation and online dating. In M. T. Whitty, A. J. Baker & J. A. Inman (Eds.), Online matchmaking. (pp. 147-158). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Kang, T., & Hoffman, L. H. (2011). Why would you decide to use an online dating site? Factors that lead to online dating. Communication Research Reports, 28, 205-213.

Kaya, L. P. (2009). Dating in a sexually segregated society: Embodied practices of online romance in Irbid, Jordan. Anthropological Quarterly, 82, 251-278.

Kim, M., Kwon, K.-N., & Lee, M. (2009). Psychological characteristics of Internet dating service users: The effect of self-esteem, involvement, and sociability on the use of Internet dating services. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 12, 445-449.

Kok, G., Hospers, H. J., Harterink, P., & De Zwart, O. (2007). Social-cognitive determinants of HIV risk-taking intentions among men who date men through the Internet. AIDS Care, 19, 410-417.

Kurzban, R., & Weeden, J. (2007). Do advertised preferences predict the behavior of speed daters? Personal Relationships, 14, 623-632.

Lawson, H. M., & Leck, K. (2006). Dynamics of Internet dating. Social Science Computer Review, 24, 189-208.

Lyndon, A., Bonds-Raacke, J., & Cratty, A. D. (2011). College students’ Facebook stalking of ex-partners. CyberPsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 14, 711-716.

Mazzarella, S. R. (. (2007). Cyberdating success stories and the mythic narrative of living "happily-ever-after with the one". In M. Galician, & D. L. Merskin (Eds.), Critical thinking about sex, love, and romance in the mass media (pp. 23-37). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

McKenna, K. Y. A. (2007). A progresive affair: Online dating to real world mating. In M. T. Whitty, A. J. Baker & J. A. Inman (Eds.), Online matchmaking (pp. 112-124). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

McIntosh, W. D., Locker, L., Jr., Briley, K., Ryan, R., & Scott, A. J. (2011). What do older adults seek in their potential romantic partners? Evidence from online personal ads. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 72, 67-82.

Merkle, E. R., & Richardson, R. A. (2000). Digital dating and virtual relating: Conceptualizing computer mediated romantic relationships. Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies,  49, 187-192.

Morgan, E. M., Richards, T. C., & van Ness, E. M. (2010). Comparing narratives of personal and preferred partner characteristics in online dating advertisements. Computers in Human Behavior, 26, 883-888.

Nice, M. L., & Richard, K. (1998). Internet romances: The frequency and nature of romantic on-line relationships. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 1, 217-223.

Okdie, B. M., Guadagno, R. E., Bernieri, F. J., Geers, A. L., & Mclarney-Vesotski, A. R. (2011). Getting to know you: Face-to-face versus online interactions. Computers in Human Behavior, 27, 153-159.

Paasonen, S. (2007). Scripting the rules for Mars and Venus: Advice literature and online dating. In M. T. Whitty, A. J. Baker & J. A. Inman (Eds.), Online matchmaking (pp. 40-56). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Park, N., Jin, B., & Jin, S. A. (2011). Effects of self-disclosure on relational intimacy in Facebook. Computers in Human Behavior, 27, 1974-1983.

Pauley, P. M., & Emmers-Sommer, T. M. (2007). The impact of Internet technologies on primary and secondary romantic relationship development. Communication Studies, 58, 411-427.

Perry, M. S. & Werner-Wilson, R. J. (2011). Couples and computer-mediated communication: A closer look at the affordances and use of the channel. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 40, 120–134.

Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. M. (2007). Who looks for casual dates on the Internet? A test of the compensation and the recreation hypotheses. New Media & Society, 9, 455-474.

Phua C. V., & Kaufman, G. (2003). The crossroads of race and sexuality: Date selection among men in Internet "personal" ads. Journal of Family Issues, 24, 981-994.

Poutiainen, S. (2009). Do Finns date? Cultural interpretations of romantic relating. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 3, 38-62.

Reynolds, R. (2008). Imagining gay life in the Internet age or why I don’t Internet date. International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society, 6, 2-13.

Rosen, L. D., Cheever, N. A., Cummings, C., & Felt, J. (2008). The impact of emotionality and self-disclosure on online dating versus traditional dating. Computers in Human Behavior, 24, 2124-2157.

Sautter, J. M., Tippett, R. M., & Morgan, S. P. (2010). The social demography of Internet dating in the United States. Social Science Quarterly, 91, 554-575.

Shtatfeld, R., & Barak, A. (2009). Factors related to initiating interpersonal contacts on Internet dating sites: A view from the Social Exchange Theory. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 3, 19-37.

Silber, D. (2010). How to be yourself in an online world. Dating: Flirting with big ideas. In K. Miller, & M. Clark (Eds.), Dating: Flirting with big ideas, philosophy for everyone (pp. 180-194). Wiley-Blackwell.

Smith, A. D. (2005). Exploring online dating and customer relationship management. Online Information Review, 29, 18-33.

Sprecher, S. (2009). Relationship initiation and formation on the Internet. Marriage & Family Review, 45, 761-782.

Sritharan, R., Heilpern, K., Wilbur, C. J., & Gawronski, B. (2010). I think I like you: Spontaneous and deliberate evaluations of potential romantic partners in an online dating context. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40, 1062-1077.

Stafford, L., & Merolla, A. J. (2007). Idealization, reunions, and ability in long-distance dating relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24, 37-54.

Stephure, R. J., Boon, S. D., MacKinnon, S. L., & Deveau, V. L. (2009).  Internet initiated relationships: Associations between age and involvement in online dating. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14, 658-681.

Stevens, S. B., & Morris, T. L. (2007). College dating and social anxiety: Using the Internet as a means of connecting to others. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10, 680-688.

Sweeney, K. A., & Borden, A. L. (2009). Crossing the line online: Racial preference of Internet daters. Marriage & Family Review, 45, 740-760.

Thompson, P. (2009). Cognitive hacking: Detecting deception on the web. In, B. Harrington (Ed.), Deception: From ancient empires to Internet dating (pp. 121-134). USA: Stanford University Press.

Tokunaga, R. S. (2011). Social networking site or social surveillance site? Understanding the use of interpersonal electronic surveillance in romantic relationships. Computers in Human Behavior, 27, 705-713.

Toma, C. L., & Hancock, J. T. (2010). Looks and lies: The role of physical attractiveness in online dating self-presentation and deception. Communication Research, 37, 335-351.

Toma, C. L., Hancock, J. T., & Ellison, N. B. (2008). Separating fact from fiction: An examination of deceptive self-presentation in online dating profiles. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1023-1036.

Tong, S. T., & Walther, J. B. (2010). Just say ‘‘no thanks’’: Romantic rejection in computer-mediated communication. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28, 488-506.

Utz, S., & Beukeboom, C. J. (2011). The role of social network sites in romantic relationships: Effects on jealousy and relationship happiness. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 16, 511-527.

Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2007). Who visits online dating sites? Exploring some characteristics of online daters. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10, 849-852.

Wang, H., & Lu, X.-A. (2007). Cyberdating: Misinformation and (Dis)trust in online interaction. Informing Science Journal, 10, 1-15.

Weisskirch, R. S., & Delevi, R. (2011). ‘‘Sexting’’ and adult romantic attachment. Computers in Human Behavior, 27, 1697-1701.

Whitty, T. W. (2007). The art of selling one's 'self' on an online dating site: the BAR approach. In M. T. Whitty, A. J. Baker & J. A. Inman (Eds.), Online matchmaking (pp. 57-69). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Whitty, M. T. (2007). Manipulation of self in cyberspace. In B. H. Spitzberg, & W. R. Cupach (Eds.), The dark side of interpersonal communication (2nd ed., pp. 93-120). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Whitty, M. (2007). Love letters: The development of romantic relationships throughout the ages. In A. Joinson, K. McKenna, T. Postmes & U. Reips (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of Internet psychology (pp. 31-42). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Whitty, M. T. (2008). Revealing the ‘real’ me, searching for the ‘actual’ you: Presentations of self on an Internet dating site. Computers in Human Behavior, 24, 1707-1723.

Whitty, M. T. (2008). Liberating or debilitating? An examination of romantic relationships, sexual relationships and friendships on the Net. Computers in Human Behavior, 24, 1837-1850.

Whitty, M. T. (2009). E-dating: The five phases on online dating. In C. Romm-Livermore, & K. Setzekorn (Eds.), Social networking communities and e-dating services: Concepts and implications (pp. 278-291). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference/IGI Global.

Whitty, M. (2010). Technology and hurt in close relationships. In A. L. Vangelisti (Ed.), Feeling hurt in close relationships: Advances in personal relationships (pp. 400-416). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Whitty, M. T. (2011). Internet infidelity: A real problem. In K. S. Young & C. N. de Abreu (Eds.), Internet addiction: A handbook and guide to evaluation and treatment (pp. 191-204). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Whitty, M. T., & Buchanan, T. (2009). Looking for love in so many places: Characteristics of online daters and speed daters. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 3, 63-86.

Whitty, M. T., & Buchanan, T. (2010). What’s in a screen name? Attractiveness of different types of screen names used by online daters. International Journal of Internet Science, 5, 5-19.

Whitty, M. T., &  Carville, S. E. (2008). Would I lie to you? Self-serving lies and other-oriented lies told across different media. Computers in Human Behavior, 24, 1021-1031.

Whitty, M., & Gavin, J. (2001). Age/sex/location: Uncovering the social cues in the development of online relationships. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 4, 623-630.

Whitty, M. T., & McLaughlin, D. (2007). Online recreation: The relationship between loneliness, Internet self-efficacy and the use of the Internet for entertainment purposes. Computers in Human Behavior, 23, 1435-1446.

Wilson, S. B., McIntosh, W. D., & Insana, S. P. (2007). Dating across race: An examination of African American Internet personal advertisements. Journal of Black Studies, 37, 964-982.

Wu, P.-L., & Chiou, W.-B. (2009). More options lead to more searching and worse choices in finding partners for romantic relationships online: An experimental study. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 12, 315-318.

Yang, M.-L., & Chiou, W.-B. (2010). Looking online for the best romantic partner reduces decision quality: The moderating role of choice-making strategies. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 13, 207-210.

Young, D. G., & Caplan, S. E. (2010). Online dating and conjugal bereavement. Death Studies, 34, 575-605.

Yurchisin, J., Watchravesringkan, K., & Brown Mccabe, D. (2005). An exploration of identity re-creation in the context of Internet dating. Social Behavior and Personality, 33, 735-750.