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Dr Ron Polland, Ph.D. is the Founder and President of Dr. RJP Consulting, an international consulting firm. Dr. Polland has a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology and a Doctorate in Instructional Systems. Dr. Polland's long professional career includes work as a mental health counselor, psychologist, research director, business consultant, health care consultant and program evaluator. Dr. Polland has been a regular columnist in newspapers and magazines and was the #1 Expert on Internet Relationships for the Askme.Com service. His interest and research into Internet dating began in 1995, the year following the end of his 23-year marriage. His search for a woman to date also brought him into contact with many others who had previously used the Internet to find romance. From his own experience and the experience of others, he noted that both men and women often misrepresented themselves on the Internet. He found that people often lied about their age, looks, background, and occupations to others they met online. He also found that many were already married or in other relationships and got online to find someone because they were "unhappy" or "bored" with their present relationships. Despite the number of success stories reported by other sources, Dr. Polland found that a lot of people were disappointed when they finally got to meet their online partner in person. Some never got to meet their online partners because their online relationships often ended without warning or explanation. While he was an expert on Askme.Com, Dr. Polland received several questions daily on exactly the same subject: “Can online relationships work and are they worth pursuing?” Because he was getting so many of the same questions over and over again, Dr. Polland developed this website to provide the answers that people most sought. This web
site draws upon Dr. Polland’s research and
experiences to explore why people get online looking for
love, why online relationships may fail, and what people
can do to make them work. |
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