1 Introduction / Amir Hetsroni, 4
GENDER
2 The Myth of the Siren’s Song: Gendered Courtship and Sexual Scripts in Online Dating / Julie M. Albright and Steve Carter, 10
3 Gender Differences in Online Dating Experiences / Milena R. Lopes and Carl Vogel, 31
4 Stereotypical Gender Attributions Across Sexual Orientations on Tinder: Evidence From Turkey / Amir Hetsroni, Meriç Tuncez, and Mina Özdemir, 48
USERS
5 Mirror Mirror on The Wall, Which Dating App Affords Them All? Exploring Dating Applications Affordances and User Motivations / Leah E. Lefebvre and Xiaoti Fan, 63
6 The Social Exchange Framework and Dime Dating / Arrington Stoll, 78
7 The Relationship Between Romantic Ideals and Online Dating Stigmatization / Elisabeth Timmermans and Cédric Courtois, 92
8 Justifications for ‘Ghosting Out’ of Developing or Ongoing Romantic Relationships: Anxieties Regarding Digitally-Mediated Romantic Interaction / Jimmie Manning, Katherine J. Denker, and Rebecca Johnson, 114
DESIGN
9 ‘I U’: A Semiotic Analysis of Romantic Relationship Bitmojis on Social Media / Abdulgaffar O. Arikewuyo, Bahire Efe-Özad, and Aminat S. Owolabi, 134
10 Verifying Identities: The Role Of Third-Party Reputation Information in Online Dating / Lara Hallam, Charlotte J.S. De Backer, Sara Pabian, and Michel Walrave, 145
11 From Swiping To Ghosting: Conceptualizing Rejection in Mobile Dating / Chad V. De Wiele and Jamie F. Campbell, 158
CULTURE
12 A Match Made in the Cloud: Jews, Rabbis, and Online Dating Sites / Yoel Cohen and Ruth Tsuria, 177
13 Crossing Boundaries? Dating Platforms and Interracial Romance / Giulia Ranzini, 191
14 Missed Connections or Misinterpreted Intentions? The Genre and Violence of Digital Love Stories / Brittany Knutson, 205