Got Religion?

In a widely discussed 2013 article in the Atlantic called "A Million First Dates," author Dan Slater wrote that "online romance is threatening monogamy." Men and women are simply not willing to offer the same amount of commitment because in the backs of their minds they are always aware of the other possibilities. Here's what one single man in his early thirties told Slater about the way Internet dating affected the way he viewed the end of a long-term relationship:

I'm about 95 percent certain that if I'd met Rachel offline, and if I'd never done online dating, I would've married her. At that point in my life, I would've overlooked everything else and done whatever it took to make things work. Did online dating change my perception of permanence? No doubt. When I sensed the breakup coming, I was okay with it. It didn't seem like there was going to be much of a mourning period, where you stare at your wall thinking you're destined to be alone and all that. I was eager to see what else was out there.