2 days Ago By Sophia Fang
Social media has confused many young adults about whom and how to date, according to recent research. Conducted by the India-based Ethophilia Research Foundation, the research found that social media has altered normal human behavior, including young people’s relationship choices. Impulsion and pleasure-seeking now play a critical role in people’s search for a partner, Chayan Munshi, the research group’s founder and executive director, told The Epoch Times.
The traditional objective of dating, which is to create offspring, has been replaced by sexual satisfaction, leaving many people confused about their options when deciding whom to date. Mr. Munshi attributed the change in dating objectives to the “huge amount of sexually stimulating or attractive content” on social media.
“It creates a massive database in the young mindset, which ultimately creates confusion in terms of selecting potential partners,” he said. “Social media target the pleasure-seeking part of the brain that produces dopamine, which is the feel-good chemical. Over time, things that would previously trigger a feel-good, exciting moment [such as meeting a potential partner] no longer holds the same gravity compared to the constant stream of pleasure coming from screens,” Mr.
Kersting explained to The Epoch Times. The dopamine-driven nature of social media interactions has made relationships more about seeking “pleasure” and “adrenaline rush,” suggested Dr. Andrew Doan, an ophthalmolog.
