Casual dating

A "no strings attached" relationship is most commonly found in young adults such as college students.

[8] Grello et al.'s study suggests that, in most cases, students who lost their virginity in high school did so in a romantic relationship.

[8] After experiencing sexual intercourse, many college students go on to have casual sex with either friends or peers they have been recently or newly acquainted with.

[10] Because physical appearance is the main reason for their attraction, it is difficult for a genuine romantic relationship to form.

[8] "Ludic" lovers look for the feeling of a conquest, and typically enter a relationship or hook-up with very little or no intentions of commitment.

[12] The final category is students who did not want to tell their same sex friends because they would show disapproval of the relationship.

[12] Hughes's study suggests that there were five main motivations to why college students wanted to be in a casual relationship.

[12] The five main motivators are: A traditional stereotype of heterosexual casual relationships in college is that the men initiate the sexual activity.

[13] A study conducted by Paul and her team suggests that when it comes to gender participation, there are just as many women initiating these relationships.

[13] Pressure from friends and other social means may persuade college students to participate in a casual relationship or "hook-up" regardless of their gender.

Usually, these animated casual dating sites are stating this directly in their Terms of Service (as they could be sued otherwise for fraud).

[8][13] Researchers have struggled with the idea that the "perceived disinhibitory function" leads to the reason for increased sexual activity.

[18][19] A common aspect of casual sex is that sexual activity occurs within a relationship between two partners that have no commitment to one another.