http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/313/andrea-quesnel Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:56:01 -0400 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:56:01 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/323/online-dating-study-user-experiences-of-an-online-dating-community By Andrea Quesnel - Having heard about this particular site, POF, from various friends and coworkers, I considered it to be a good community to select as a context for user’s experiences. Although it is an international website, users are grouped according to their local area, unless they wish to search users in a different, specific area. Membership in this community is free, which differentiates it form other major dating communities like eHarmony, LavaLife or Match.com. The users of a free community may be less serious, or less involved with utilizing the service compared to users who pay to be members of... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:32 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/323/online-dating-study-user-experiences-of-an-online-dating-community