RAB Source Entry #1 (Citation and Summary) – Jemel Thomas

Part 1: MLA Citation

Fisher, Helen. “How Coronavirus Is Changing the Dating Game for the Better.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 7 May 2020, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/well/mind/dating-coronavirus-love-relationships.html.

Part 2: Summary

Main Idea: Dating is taking a positive turn for singles and couples during the time of covid.

Supporting Detail:  People started becoming more open to online dating and video chatting with possible partners. It’s only since then, platforms such as tinder started being used seriously.

Supporting Detail:  The “getting to know you process” as Helen Fisher calls it, is getting longer. Giving a relationship time to build up before starting it is better than hopping straight into one. This is what we humans are programmed to be anyways.

Supporting Deting:  The dating stage is getting longer. According to Helen Fisher’s research, couples who date longer have less of a tendency to devorce. This means more people are deciding to stay married.

In “How Coronavirus Is Changing the Dating Game for the Better”, Helen Fisher dictates that dating is taking a positive turn for singles and couples during the time of covid. People started becoming more open to online dating and video chatting with possible partners. It’s only since then, platforms such as tinder started being used seriously. The “getting to know you process” as Helen Fisher calls it, is getting longer. Giving a relationship time to build up before starting it is better than hopping straight into one. This is how we humans are programmed to be anyways. Also, the dating stage is getting longer. According to Helen Fisher’s research, couples who date longer have less of a tendency to divorce. This means more people are deciding to stay married.