Online Flirts: A Phenomenological Study on Students' Experiences on Online Dating

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A Research Paper Presented to the Senior High School Research Department

University of Perpetual Help - Molino Campus
City of Bacoor

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

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Practical Research 1: Qualitative

Submitted by:

Bernardo, John Benedict B.

Gutierrez, Ericka Luzuette R.
Espiritu, Clark Johnsen
Galvez, Margarita Louisse L.
ICT 11 - 03

Submitted to:

Mr. Emmanuel P. Paulino, MBA, CESO

March 16, 2019

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This research paper entitled

“Online Flirts: A Phenomenological Study on Students' Experiences on Online Dating

Community”

Prepared and submitted by John Benedict B. Bernardo, Ericka Luzuette Gutierrez, Clark
Johnsen Espiritu and Margarita Louisse Galvez in partial fulfillment of the requirements in
Practical Research 1: Qualitative

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Mr. Emmanuel P. Paulino, MBA, CESO
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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Foremost, this journey would not have been possible without our God Almighty, for
the good health and well-being, and wisdom that were necessary to finish thus study. This
researchers would like to extend their appreciation and gratitude to all of the people who
helped, support, motivate, suggestion.

To our Practical Research 1 teacher, Mr. Emmanuel P. Paulino, for his patience,
motivation, suggestion and immense knowledge. His guidance helped us in all the time of
research and writing for our paper. We could not have imagined having a better mentor for
our research class.

To Mr. Holden Kenneth Alcazaren, our one and only adviser, who is the main
reason why we are in ICT – 03, Thank you for the support.

To the Researcher’s families, who provided us with their unconditional love, moral
support, understanding, and for serving as an inspiration and strength that made this research
obtainable and possible.

We would also like to give special thanks to our participant, Senior High School
Students, for letting us lend their valuable time even if they have so many performance
tasks, school works, and quizzes to do, they still were able to give us time to answer our
questions. We also thank them for sharing their personal experiences, thoughts and feelings
with us researchers and for their friendship.

To the body of the research, the researchers themselves, for giving their full efforts
on the task that are given, for not giving up to the problems that we encountered, for the
sleepless nights we spend together just to finish our research, and fulfilling this research
study no matter the cost. Therefore this journey is just a start to us, as a researchers we have
our own table of contents in our lives, we must complete those all to achieve a better life.

Especially to our God, savior. Without your guidance, power, unconditional love,
without you we are not here in school, fighting to the end. You are the reasons why we live,
you’re the only one who always there for us no matter what sins we have. Thank you! Your
presence kept us alive. We offer the accomplishment and success of this research paper for
Him.

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 ABSTRACT

Teenagers being the target market of internet dating apps/sites are designed to collect and
connect information to make matches for the users. This study experimentally investigated
the opinions of students and also evaluates the nature of how they accomplished their
experiences with the use of online dating apps/sites. Issues linked with patterns of behavior
and presentation of their answers are then assessed. And issues of deception and trust in
relation to their profiles have been regarded as problematic factors that could cause tension
among the daters. But still, there are positive outlooks regarding the topic even though they
ended their relationship, maybe because they were able to learn something from their
experiences that will soon make them stronger. Overall, this investigation provides insights
that give researchers and online dating users a deeper and more complete understanding of
the realities in the game of online relationships.

Keywords: Online dating, relationship, students

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE............................................................................................................................ i
APPROVAL SHEET ...............................................................................................................ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................................iii
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS .........................................................................................................v
LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................................vii
DISCLAIMER .......................................................................................................................viii
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................................................ix

CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM AND THE REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

AND STUDIES
1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Background of the Study 1

1.3 Review of Related Literature and Studies 2

1.4 Research Objectives (General) 4

1.5 Research Questions (or Specific Objectives) 4

1.6 Theoretical Framework 4

1.7 Conceptual Framework 5

1.8 Significance of the Study 6

1.9 Scope and Delimitation 6

1.10 Operational Definition of Terms 6

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CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY

2.1 Research Design 8

2.2 Research Locale 8

2.3 Participants and Sampling Technique 8

2.4 Data Gathering Procedure 9

2.5 Data Analysis Procedure 9

CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

3.1 Problem 1 11

3.2 Problem 2 11

3.3 Problem 3 12

CHAPTER 4: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 Summary 13

4.2 Conclusions 13

4.3 Recommendations 13

BIBLIOGRAPHY 15

APPENDICES 17

A: Interview Protocol 17

B: Transcript 18

C: Coding 19

D: Researchers’ CV 23
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 DISCLAIMER
This study is accepted by the research panel and the research faculty. The University of
Perpetual Help- Molino does not have any responsibilities with the researchers’ findings
that oppose your point of view. Any part of this paper should be used with proper citation
and legal consent from the author/s.

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 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

The researchers guaranteed that the research participants were not subjected to harm in any
ways whatsoever with their full consent prior to the study, and protection of their privacy with
the respect for their dignity is ensured and prioritized. Participants have rights to withdraw
from the study and the use of offensive, discriminatory or unacceptable language was avoided
in the formulation of the interview questions. Adequate level of confidentiality of the research
data and anonymity of individuals has been ensured. Any deception or exaggeration about the
aims and objectives has been avoided and affiliations in any forms, sources of funding, and
any conflicts of interest has been declared. Acknowledgement of works of other authors used
in the study with the use of APA citation was used to give proper credits. Any type of
communication in relation to the research was done honestly and transparently, and
misleading information as well as representation of primary data findings in a biased way was
avoided.

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 CHAPTER 1:
THE PROBLEM AND THE REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
AND STUDIES

1.1 Introduction

Teens nowadays are known to be more impulsive than the old batch of teenagers in
the 70’s, and we can say that this is evident in today’s modern world. Like for example in
social media where you can follow and witness the growth of one person and see hints
whether they have traces of getting involved in a relationship or not at all. But still, there is
a great possibility that every person on the internet is connected to someone who has tried to
look for their “one true love” through online dating. This is not surprising at all because one
of the most popular social media platforms (Facebook) on the internet was created to
specifically look for the creator’s love interest.

There is nothing wrong with looking for a partner or fling online, it’s just that these activities
may lead up to hurt if not careful enough. That is why we need to know how effective these
activities are, and what kind of effects does it give the users. Here in this qualitative study,
we will tackle the experiences of students who are also users of such dating apps/sites and
here we might find out how students act or feel when dating online.

1.2 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The Internet was being used for dating almost from day one. The use of the Web to
find romantic partners should surprise no one. Perhaps more than any other revolution in
communication, the use of the Web for dating makes sense. Not only does the Web allow us
to find people in our area, but it allows us to see, hear learn a great deal about them. With
images, audio and databases of personal data, the Web is not just a new way to meet others,
but an incredibly efficient one.

At the same time, the rapid growth of social media and online dating platforms, as
well as the applications built around them, only serve to centralize most introductions on the

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Web, including romantic ones. In an era where almost everyone has at least one social
networking profile, and many have multiple, searching for a partner via those services is
becoming more and more attractive, especially since there is no stigma and no need to set up
a new account. This convenience and anonymity allows individuals to toy with online dating
without having to risk families or friends knowing what they are doing.

The stigma of online dating has been slowly lifting, due in large part to the rise of
social networking. Though the majority of marriages still meet through more traditional
means, nearly everyone on the Web has met someone or made a friend online. This has
helped decrease the shame of meeting a potential spouse or partner on the Web by showing
the value of the Web as a tool for introducing similar people.

This doesn’t mean that online dating has lost all of its stigma. In some circles meeting
a boyfriend/girlfriend or even a spouse online is viewed as a sign of desperation. However,
that stigma is slowly lifting. As more and more people meet their significant others online,
the stigma against it is deteriorating.

As that happens, more and more individuals will be willing to try it, making it both
more common and even more useful.

1.3 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

According to Smith and Duggan (2013), attitudes toward online dating are becoming
more positive over time and negative experiences on online dating sites are relatively
common. Using the internet to flirt, research potential partners, and check up on old partners
have all become much more common in recent years, as it can also be a platform for young
adults for sharing relationship dramas.

According to Menkin et al. (2015), overall, users valued interpersonal

communication more than sex appeal. Older users rated sexual attraction as slightly less
important than younger users did, but they still highly valued the goal. Women placed even
greater emphasis on communication over sexual attraction compared to men. However,
although men valued sexual attraction more than women at all ages, only the youngest
women valued interpersonal communication more than young men.

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 According to Flug (2016), the primary reasons for young people’s usage of online
dating found in the study were curiosity and going on dates/finding romantic partnerships.
This finding supports concepts of consumer culture theory, such as the idea that online dating
may appeal to young people because they are low investment, and low stakes.

According to AnKee and Yazdanifard (2015), dating sites is a new form of meeting
partners because of technological advancement; and people are so used to doing things on
the internet, including seeking for significant ones. However, meeting partners online can
lead to severe negative impacts. Some of these drawbacks can cause permanent damage to
users.

According to Finkel (2012), online dating has radically altered the dating landscape
since its inception 15 to 20 years ago. Some of the changes have improved romantic
outcomes, but many have not.

According to Wendel and Frandsen (2015), the paper discovered several similarities
of successful startups. Most notably the most recent launched had a new strategy to deal with
creating and maintaining their online dating users. They also focused on unique concepts as
well as a niche market focus. Finally, their choice of revenue model was for most part heavily
in favor of freemium with the exception of the few sites who chose a full subscription model
by manipulating the network intensity and appealing to a wealthy segment.

According to Lenhart et al. (2015), digital realm is one part of a broader universe in
which teens meet, date and break up with romantic partners. Online spaces are used
infrequently for meeting romantic partners, but play a major role in how teens flirt, woo and
communicate with potential and current flames.

According to Henry-Warring and Baraket (2008), the exponential rise of

communications technologies, which is both reflective and constitutive of an increasingly
networked and globalized society, has the potential to significantly influence the nature of
intimacy in everyday life. Yet, to date, there has been a minimal response by sociologists to
seek, describe and understand this influence. In this article, we present some of the key
findings of our research on online dating in Australia, in order to foster a debate about the
sociological impacts on intimacy in the postmodern world. Based on a web audit of more

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than 60 online dating sites and in-depth interviews with 23 users of online dating services,
we argue that recent global trends are influencing the uptake of online technologies for the
purposes of forming intimate relations. Further, some of the mediating effects of these
technologies – in particular, the hyper-communication – may have specific implications for
the nature of intimacy in the global era.

1.4 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES (General)

The proposed study analysis is about the experiences of the Senior High School
Students about online dating. The outcome of the study will raise awareness and get a gist
to those students who wants to try online dating. They will be more knowledgeable to online
dating before they try it. They will know the impact of online dating to their emotional being.
Although, some might say that online dating is a way to know people if they use online
dating sites, the Senior High students would know the risk by doing this.

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS (or SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES)

This study aims to answer the following:

 To assemble the thoughts and opinions of the respondents on what
to consider first before getting involved in such connections
 To know the respondents’ reason and intention in getting involved
with online dating
 To know its effects on their emotions and way of thinking
 To know if they were satisfied with the relationship with or without
label they experienced online
 To understand their final thoughts on why they continue to
date online/stopped dating online

1.6 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Our theoretical framework relies on the Similarity/Attraction theory. We deem it to be the

most practical theory to be used for the study as most students are teenagers, and as such are

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subjected to be attracted to similar individuals that hold traits that they can relate to, either
in physical/psychological attributes.

The effect of the attraction within similar groups of users with varied traits can be used to
form a conclusion and form a rationale on common and uncommon user habits based on
their traits as it can be compared to other groups to observe results that will be helpful in
accumulating information over the course of the study.

1.7 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Frequency of The intimate relationship

communication between between users of online dating
partners online sites/applications

Success of Online Dating

Relationships

Frequency of Companionship Longest and

arguments between the shortest duration
between partners users acting as of online based
dating online friends relationships

The rise of phone apps and online dating websites gives people access to more potential
partners than they could meet at work or in the neighborhood. It makes it easier for someone
who is looking for something very specific in a partner to find what they are looking for. It
also helps the people who use the apps by allowing them to enjoy a pattern of regular
hookups that don’t have to lead to relationships. I think these things are definitely
characteristic of modern romance.

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1.8 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study is intended to provide feasible information and insights concerning

the experiences of students within online dating platforms and communities, which will help
form measures against negative effects if any, and lead to a better experience.
The study also grants an efficient inspection on how online dating platforms and
communities should be, and their effect on the users such as students depending on their
quality should a relation between quality affecting the platform's effects on its consumers be
formed as well.

1.9 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

This study was conducted to determine the experiences in online dating of the
selected Senior High School students of the University of Perpetual Help – Molino, in the
school year 2018-2019. This research is about those students who have different experiences
in terms of online dating. It covers the profile of the respondent in terms of their personal
information. The respondents are the selected Senior High School students of University of
Perpetual Help System Dalta - Molino. This study involves their experiences about online
dating. This aims to know more about online dating.
This study is only limited to hold their experiences and opinions about online
dating. The student will be directly benefited by this study. Specially, the Senior High School
student.

1.10 OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS

Online Dating - the practice of searching for a romantic or sexual partner on the Internet,
typically via a dedicated website.
Experience - one's encounter with a specific event that happened to them
Online Dating Platforms - websites or applications used primarily for the sole purpose of
having an intimate or romantic relationship online.
Stigma - mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality or persona

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Coding - is an analytical process in which data, in both quantitative form (such as
questionnaires results) and qualitative form (such as interview transcripts) are categorized to
facilitate analysis.
Gist - the substance or essence of a speech or text.
Socialization - the process whereby an individual learns to adjust to a group (or society) and
behave in a manner approved by the group (or society).
Web - is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by
Uniform Resource Locators, which may be interlinked by hypertext, and are accessible via
the Internet.

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 CHAPTER 2:

METHODOLOGY

2.1 RESEARCH DESIGN

The study seeks to investigate about the experiences of students on Online Dating
Communities. The phenomenological study method was used in this study. The
Phenomenology research design is described as a qualitative research method that is used to
describe how human beings experience a certain phenomenon. Case studies can be
explanatory, exploratory or describing an event.

The researchers have chosen the phenomenological study method because it allows
us researchers to delve into the perceptions, perspectives, understandings, and feelings of
those people who have actually experienced or lived the phenomenon of Online Dating.
Since it requires a specific data collection like observations and interviews. Furthermore,
this qualitative research design make the researchers follow a research method that will let
us understand the impact of online dating on students.

2.2 RESEARCH LOCALE

The research site are conducted in Senior High School Building inside the University
of Perpetual Help Dalta - Molino Campus. Interviews will be held inside the said building.
The researchers chose this building because all of the Senior High School students are in this
building making it convenient for both researchers and the respondents. That’s why the
Senior High School Building makes a good research locale for this study.

2.3 PARTICIPANTS AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE

The respondents chosen for this research conducted are exclusively for Senior High
School students only. The researchers have decided to make Senior High School students as
their respondents for the said study, for they are more exposed on social media, online dating

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platforms, and technology and they are more active on socializations be it personal or online.
For this study, the sampling technique used was purposive sampling. For the respondents are
based on the objectives or intentions of our study.

2.4 DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE

As the researchers proceed to their respective research, they were able to conduct
their interviews. The interviews were held in University of Perpetual Help System Dalta –
Molino Campus by the use of smart phone, the researchers record the voice of the
interviewers while answering each research questions.
After the researchers held the interview, the researchers listed all the information and
proceed to the comparing and arrangement of answers by encoding every piece of details
using a laptop. Lastly, the researchers compile all the results of each question to make it
easier and understandable for us to analyze carefully each and every data.

2.5 DATA ANALYSIS PROCEDURE

After the researchers finished getting the responses from their respondents all that is
left to do is to prepare the data collected and analyze it. The researchers prepared for the data
analysis by doing these steps:

Getting familiar with the data: Since most qualitative data are just words, we researchers
starts by reading the data several times to get familiar with it and start looking for basic
observations or patterns.

Revisiting research objectives: Here, the researchers revisits the research objective and
identifies the questions that can be answered through the collected data.

Developing a framework: Also known as coding or indexing, here the researcher identifies
broad ideas, concepts, behaviors, or phrases and assigns codes to them. Coding is helpful in
structuring and labeling the data.

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Identifying patterns and connections: Once the coding of the data is completed, the
researchers can now start identifying themes, by looking for the most common responses
obtained from the interviewee, identifying data or patterns that can answer research
questions, and finding areas that can be explored further.

The researchers of this study used the narrative analysis as their method for the data
analysis. For this method is used to analyze content from various sources, such as interviews
of respondents, or observations from the field. It focuses on using the stories and experiences
shared by the respondents to answer the research questions provided.

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 CHAPTER 3:
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This section explains the experiences of students toward online dating with
understanding the underlying message of its causes and effects in their lives. All the
categories included are from the data collected through face-to-face interviews conducted by
the researchers. The data is presented through the categories under the research questions the
researchers aimed to interpret for an organized data discussion. The data evaluation will be
based on the codes, categories and themes that are assembled through coding.

3.1 Why Find a Partner?

Based on the results, the reason why students chose to find a partner online is
because they were curious, shy, want to explore, have fun or just stay in their comfort
zones. These were the driving factors in which the researchers found that most of the
students were only caught by their own feelings. Which means that they were not in the
state of looking for a serious relationship at that time, this may have been the reason why
most parents discourage dating online and promote the traditional way of dating. But still,
the results for the effects of online dating in their way of thinking clings stronger on the
negative side of it. Yes, there were some students that answered with quiet positive
outcomes saying that they became wiser when it comes to relationships, gained useful
ideas and were motivated but the majority of the answers has led to negative outcomes.
Outcomes that was not helpful for them including trust issues, overthinking, unbalanced
lives and distractions are the main reasons why they did not like that current relationship,
making it toxic for them and concepts of love grow unhealthy.

3.1 The Benefits and Consequences

Majority of the students experienced negative effects when asked on how online
dating affected their feelings. One of them said “It affected my meaning of trust because one
of them lied to me” and with that being said the researchers interpreted it and found out that
her meaning of trust is already twisted because of her past experiences. Some students also
said “My mind is full of doubts”, “It gives me stress”, this showed that they were truly
affected not just emotionally, but also mentally and physically. This has also lead one of the

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students to not just think negative thoughts, but also made him do things like ignoring
messages that the researchers interpreted based on his answers as an act of bitterness. But
even with all this negativity, the minority said that online dating “Taught me how to love”
and “Made me feel loved even without physical connection.”

3.1 What Can You Say? How Would You Say It?
When the students were asked on how they felt whenever they thought about their
past or current relationships, the majority said that they were upset, it made them feel sad
and show traces of past hurts from their answers. One even said that he doesn’t have any
more feelings making him neutral or maybe his heart was hardened of all the hurt that he
went through. Their feelings only trigger whenever the topic is brought up as it brings back
memories that is being relived and reminds them of things on how immature of a person they
are or how painful those said memories are. While the minority said that they don’t bother
anymore, maybe because they have already moved on which shows elements of being a
matured person in terms of that said relationship.

What is brilliant about this study is that the researchers expected more negative answers from
the closing questions, but all of the respondents have answered positively when asked on
how they would conclude their own experience on dating online. The minority said that it
getting along with someone and if you have got the spare time, online dating would be fun.
While the majority said that in dating online they have learned a lot with answers that showed
traces of knowledge saying “It is better to meet someone than chatting” and “I ended it
because it is impractical and people want intimacy”, someone even said “I have matured
compared before”.

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 CHAPTER 4:

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 SUMMARY
According to the results of the research coding, online dating has affected our
sampled interviewees in both positive and negative ways, depending on the initial
progressions and outcome of their venture into the platform while carrying differing
viewpoints about online dating as a whole - with both negative and positive outlooks.

4.2 CONCLUSIONS
Online dating affects it's users within its community's platform in both negative and
positive ways. While it can enhance one's social life and social outlook, enriching their
communication skills or sating their curiosity about people, it can also lead to negative
emotions when one's wishes aren't met such as in the form of relationship problems, being
disturbed by the concept of online dating, etc.

While there is plentiful of good and wholesome experience to be gained by the user
in online dating, there are also disturbances and negativity that may occur depending on the
type of individuals that the users may have encountered during their ventures into online
dating.

4.3 RECOMMENDATIONS
Due to the nature of the negative results being rooted in bitterness, aversion to
relationships, being upset, and other disturbances, it can be inferred that the negative
occurrences are in effect due to the type of individuals that some people may encounter
inside online dating platforms.

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 Possible ways to alleviate these issues may include holding more humane
community standards and more morally correct rules and warnings to the users that are new
to online dating, as most teenagers just dive into the platform with no idea of things they
should and shouldn't avoid, and the nuances of the platform as a whole.

While most of the disturbances aren't rooted within the participants themselves,
the disturbances are often seen due to the outcome of their relationship with other negative
individuals that took advantage of their trust, and other psychological manipulations - this
can be prevented through knowledge of the dangers of online dating, which should be
instilled into the users before they dive into the platform.

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 APPENDICES

A: Interview Protocol

Research Interview Questions Interviewer’s Reflective

Objectives Comments Notes
#1: • To 1. How would you describe your
assemble the love life before you got involved
thoughts and in online dating?
opinions of the 2. What are the things that you
respondents should consider before dating
on what to online?
consider first 3. What would be your advice to
before getting single people who are only new
involved in in online dating?
such
connections
#2: To know 1. Why did you choose to find a
the partner online?
respondents’ 2. Did someone push or
reason and introduced you to online dating?
intention in Who was it?
getting
involved with
online dating
#3: To know its 1. What are the effects of online
effects on their dating in your way of thinking?

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emotions and (Like your perception on other
way of partners)
thinking 2. How did it affect your
feelings?

#4: To know if 1. How does it make you feel

they were when you think of your past or
satisfied with current relationship/s?
the 2. If you were given a chance to
relationship repeat one relationship with
with or without someone, what would you do?
label they
experienced
online
#5: To 1. How would you conclude your
understand own experience?
their final 2. What is the reason why you
thoughts on stopped dating online?
why they
continue to 3. What is the reason why you
date continue to date online?
online/stopped
dating online

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 C: Coding

Why did you choose to find a partner online?

Interviewee’s Answer Codes Categories

I got curious, and I want to go Curiosity Caught by Feelings

with the trends.

I am more of an inside person Introvert Comfort Zone

and spend 70% of my time in
front of my phone.

It was because of my Curiosity Caught by Feelings

curiosity.

Just for fun. Fun Caught by Feelings

Experience new things. Experience Exploration

I just want to be mysterious. Mysterious Caught by Feelings

It was easier and I was lonely. Easier Comfort Zone

What are the effects of online dating in your way of thinking? (Like your perception on
other partners)

Interviewee’s Answer Codes Categories

I became wiser when it comes Wiser Positive Traits

to relationships.

Trust issues, overthinking, we Trust issues Negative Thoughts

will never know if our partner
is faithful.

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I gave me a hard time in Unbalanced life Unhealthy Lifestyle
balancing dating and studies
at the same time.

It disturbs me. Disturbance Unhealthy Lifestyle

Getting good ideas. Good Ideas Positive Traits

Gives me motivation to make Motivation Positive Traits

a move.

It made me think of small Overthinking Negative Thoughts

unimportant things.

How did it affect your feelings?

Interviewee’s Answer Codes Categories

It affected my meaning of Twisted meaning of trust Negative Thoughts

trust because one of them lied
to me.

My mind is full of doubts. Doubt Negative Thoughts

Made me happy, but Happiness Positive Traits

eventually became tired of it.

It gives me stress. Stress Unhealthy Lifestyle

Taught me how to love. Love Positive Traits

Made me ignore messages. Bitter Negative Thoughts

Made me feel loved even Love Positive Traits

without physical connection.

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 How does it make you feel when you think of your past or current relationship/s?

Interviewee’s Answer Codes Categories

I don’t bother about them that Don’t bother Maturity

much.

I won’t think of my past Moved-on Maturity

anymore because I’m a man
now.

I don’t want to get into a Anti-Relationship Hurt

relationship again as of now.

I have no more feelings. No Feelings Neutral Feelings

Makes me feel sad. Sad Negative Feelings

I’m so upset whenever I Upset Negative Feelings

remember those memories.

Makes me upset looking at Upset Negative Feelings

how immature I am.

How would you conclude your own experience?

Interviewee’s Answer Codes Categories

I’ve learned a lot. Learned Knowledge

I ended it, because it is Impractical Knowledge

impractical and people want
intimacy.

It is fun if you have a lot of Fun Positive Traits

spare time.

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 It is fun getting along with Fun Positive Traits
someone.

It is fun. Fun Positive Traits

It is better to meet someone Meeting-up Knowledge

than chatting.

I have matured compared Matured Maturity

before.

THEMES

Causes that Drive Students to Online Dating Positive and Negative Effects of Online Dating

 Caught by Feelings  Positive Traits

 Comfort Zone  Negative Thoughts
 Exploration  Unhealthy Lifestyle
 Knowledge
 Maturity
 Hurt
 Neutral Feelings
 Negative feelings

D: Researchers’ CV

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John Benedict B. Bernardo
Blk. 13 Lot. 8 Golden Rod St.
Gardenia Valley, Molino 3,
City of Bacoor, Cavite ;
0956-128-7165
john.benedict57@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
 To obtain a position as a video editor by giving of undeviating dedication to the
making of influential visual materials for further development and achievement of
their ideals as a company.

Film and video editing is one of my main abilities that has also been
my passion for several years. I enjoy being a freelance and part -time
video editor. Even though I may still be a student, I do not see this
endeavor as a hindrance in my academics. It allows me to grow more
as an individual because it has taught me to impar t my technical skills,
creative ideas and keen eye for cinematography to those who need it.
I give a hundred percent dedication to each project that I accept
whether it may be big or small, I would still give it the highest justice
and respect I could ever give.

Date of birth: February 4, 1998

Marital status: Single

Citizenship: Filipino

Educational Background

Secondary: University of Perpetual (Molino)

Senior High School, Information & Communication
Technology (ICT)
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite

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 Enrolled March 2019

The Master's Academy Homeschool

Km 16 W Service Rd, Paranaque, 1700 Metro Manila
Graduated September 2016

Primary: The Bearer of Light and Wisdom Colleges

Bee Bien Bldg., Molino Road, Molino 1, Bacoor, Cavite
Graduated March 2010

Employment History

Jollibee Foods Corporation

Freelance video editor and director of commercial
December 2018 – January 2019

 Applied the excellent use of programs like Adobe Premiere Pro Cs6, Adobe After Effects
and Adobe Photoshop in creating exceptional videos.
 Developed different styles of cutting shots and creating transitions.
 Exhibited catchy videos for the use of commercials.

Other Curricular Activities

Lights Volunteer Director

Part of the Media core group in New Life, Alabang. I serve there as a lights director during
events and Sunday services.

Song Composer

Written songs in the past.

Photographer

Not an official photographer but a lot of people commend my skills when it comes to taking
and editing photos.

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Photo Editor

Edit photos for school, projects, for personal use and practice.

Film & Video Consultant

Critique videos and films to help revise or improve cinematography, angles, scenes,
quality, and lighting.

Commercial Editor

Content creator for commercials, but mostly do the editing.

Seller & Networking

Currently involved with business by reselling products.

Hobbies & Interests Professional Skills

 Cameras & Photos Editing Skills: ● ● ● ● ●

 Sports & Health Directing Skills: ● ● ● ● ○
 Programming & Technology Technical Skills: ● ● ● ● ○
 Directing & Film-Making Communication Skills: ● ● ● ● ●
 Composing & Writing Cinematography Ideas: ● ● ● ○ ○
 Business & Selling Story-line Ideas: ● ● ● ● ○
 Advertising & Marketing Lights Directing: ● ● ● ● ●
 Organization of Events Sound & Music Director: ● ● ● ○ ○
Photography: ● ● ● ● ●
Arts & Design: ● ● ○ ○ ○
Animation: ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Photoshop: ● ● ● ○ ○
Languages

English: ● ● ● ● ●
Tagalog: ● ● ● ● ●

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CHARACTER REFERENCES
Ms. Hannah Patricia L. Songco
Business Partner
(0977) 755-4480
hannah.songco@gmail.com

Mr. Wayne Justine Gabriel Doneza

Classmate & Workmate
(0917) 765-2009
waynedoneza@gmail.com

Ms. Nicole Manago

Client
(0999) 654-3120
nicole.m@yahoo.com

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Ericka Luzuette R. Gutierrez
Blk.14 Lot. 20, Almaciga St. Phase II Central
Camella Springville, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite;
0936-966-2490
erickagutierrez2002@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
 To obtain a position as an Animator at Kyoto Animation and giving all
my best every time and putting all my efforts and dedication to every
work where I can apply my skills in animation.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Tertiary: N/A

Secondary: UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA –

MOLINO
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
July 2018 – Present

QUEEN’S ROW INTEGRATED SCIENCE SCHOOL

Queen's Park Street, Block 3, Lot 1 & 3, Queen's Row Central,
Bacoor, Cavite
June 2013 - March 2018

Primary: QUEEN’S ROW INTEGRATED SCIENCE SCHOOL

Queen's Park Street, Block 3, Lot 1 & 3, Queen's Row Central,
Bacoor, Cavite
June 2006 - March 2013

WORK EXPERIENCE

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  N/A

SEMINARS ATTENDED

IT Fair 2019
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
February 21, 2019

SKILLS

 Excellent drawing skills.

 Ability to work as part of a team.
 Know how to speak English and Filipino.
 Creative and imaginative.
 Good organizational skills.
 Knowledgeable in using digital animation applications.

CHARACTER REFERENCES

Ms. Marjorie Ann Montalbo

UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA -MOLINO
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
College Professor
0947-6956-070

Mr. Holden Kenneth Alcazaren

UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA -MOLINO
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
High School Teacher
0949-9517-057

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Margarita Louisse L. Galvez
Blk.21 Lot. 11 Bagtikan St. Phase 2 Central
Camella, Springville, Molino 3, Bacoor, Cavite;
0966-901-4524 | 046-571-16986
margotllee001@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
 To obtain a position as an Animator at Walt Disney Studios and giving
all my best to be every time and putting all my efforts and dedication to
every work where I can apply my skills in animation.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Tertiary: UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA
MOLINO
Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Arts
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
June 2020 – March 2024

Secondary: UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA –

MOLINO
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
July 2018 – March 2020

DON STEVENS INSTITUTE

Phase 1 Central Sampaguita Drive Camella Springvile, Molino
3, Bacoor, Cavite
June 2013 - March 2018

Primary: DON STEVENS INSTITUTE

Phase 1 Central Sampaguita Drive Camella Springvile, Molino
3, Bacoor, Cavite
June 2006 - March 2013
WORK EXPERIENCE
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  N/A

SEMINARS ATTENDED
IT Fair 2019
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
February 21, 2019

SKILLS
 Able to do anything except giving up.
 Ability to work as part of a team.

 Know how to speak English and Filipino.

 Attention to detail.

 Good organizational skills.

 Managing in tight deadlines.

CHARACTER REFERENCES

Ms. Marjorie Ann Montalbo

UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA -MOLINO
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
College Professor
0947-6956-070

Mr. Emmanuel P. Paulino MBA, CESO

UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA -MOLINO
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
High School Teacher
0949-9517-057

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Clark Johnsen Z. Espiritu
Blk.1 Lot.26 St. Lychee Summer Pointe County Homes
Pasong Buaya 2, Imus, Cavite;
0975-8357-326
johnsenclark13@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
 Seeking for a job as a Printer Operator and giving all my best by being
present every time and putting all my efforts with dedication to my every
work. Achieving the respect by the workers and personnel. Developing
my own skill at the same time, improving the shop.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Tertiary: UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA –
MOLINO
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
June 2020 – March 2024

Secondary: UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA –

MOLINO
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
July 2018 – March 2020

GENERAL LICERIO TOPACIO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Pasong Buaya II, Imus City, Cavite
June 2014 - March 2018

Primary: BAGASBAS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Bagasbas, Daet, Camarines Norte
June 2006 - March 2013

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WORK EXPERIENCE
N/A

SEMINARS ATTENDED

Junior Medics
Imus, Cavite
January, 2018

IT Fair 2019
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
February 21, 2019

SKILLS
 Ability to work as part of a team.
 Know how to speak English and Filipino.
 How to edit a video and photo.
 Able to do anything except giving up.

CHARACTER REFERENCES

Ms. Marjorie Ann Montalbo

UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA -MOLINO
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
College Professor
0947-6956-070

Mr.
UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA -MOLINO
3 Molino Rd, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite
High School Teacher
0949-9517-057

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Mrs. Elna Cortez
GENERAL LICERIO TOPACIO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Pasong Buaya II, Imus City, Cavite
High School Teacher
0947-7364-096

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