Modern relations : A qualitative interview study on the digitization of relationships

Abstract: This interview study investigates people's experiences and interactions online to give more nuance to the context of modern relationships, and what the perception of digitized relationships could mean. The study investigates digitized relationships in terms of friendship, love, intimacy, and social media. With these in focus, I discuss broadly the interviewees’ experiences of friendship, intimacy, and love within the use of social media and online dating. Firstly, how the use of it can cause difficulties and impact their perception of themselves and at relationships. Secondly, how this in turn creates meaningful and lasting relationships.  In this study, I had two focus groups that I referred to as gamers and socials, the first group included five who identified as men and the second group included four that identified as women. From the age of 23 to 35 and originates from different parts of Europe. After the interview, four themes were developed: The use of digitization and social media, friendship, love relationships and online and offline.