The Meaning of Online Dating through Social Penetration Theory

Shepriyani Miftajanna (Program Pascasarjana Ilmu Komunikasi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, Universitas Indonesia)
Irwansyah Irwansyah (Program Pascasarjana Ilmu Komunikasi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, Universitas Indonesia)

JURNAL LENSA MUTIARA KOMUNIKASI
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): Jurnal Lensa Mutiara Komunikasi

Online dating has changed the way people find dates from face-to-face to online meetings. Through internet media, the activity of exchanging personal information is a process of developing a relationship, before deciding to meet in person. One of the stages in the development of the relationship is self-disclosure (self-disclosure). Interpersonal relationships that continue to develop and build meaningful relationships can be done by studying the theory of social penetration. Altman and Taylor explain that social penetration is a pattern of developing a relationship. This study discusses the process of online dating users to build meaningful relationship patterns and develop into the self-disclosure side.