Badjojo Internet dating is proving a much more successful way to find long-term romance and friendship for thousands of people (guys, girls, women, singles, females...) than was previously thought, new research shows.

A new study of badjojo dating site members has found that when couples who had built up a significant relationship by e-mailing or chatting online with badjojo site met for the first time, 94 per cent went on to see each other again.

Perhaps surprisingly, the study, by Badjojo, also found that men were more emotionally dependent on their e-partners than women, and more committed to the relationship.

However: among the surveys findings were that exchanging gifts was the best way to ensure commitment in the relationship. 


Men online were significantly more likely to be committed to the relationship than women and were more dependent on their e-partner.

the more the couple engaged in simultaneous badjojo chat before meeting rather than simply e-mailing one another, the more they were found to depend on one another emotionally and the more they understood one another.

Those who exchanged gifts before meeting had a more committed and deeper relationship.

The more the couple talked on the telephone before they met, the deeper the relationship.

This study shows that badjojo dating can work for many people, leading to a successful meeting for almost everyone we surveyed, said Dr Gavin.

Given that the most successful relationships lasted at least seven months, and in some case over a year, it seems that these relationships have a similar level of success as ones formed in more conventional ways.

We found that men tend to be more committed to the badjojo relationships than women, possibly because the anonymity of writing gives them a chance to express their emotions more readily than in real life.

We also found that people are shying away from using webcams because they feel its important not see their partners for some time there is something special about text-based relationships.

We believe that the reason that using the telephone and badjojo chatting indicates a deeper relationship is that these are methods of simultaneous communication, whereas e-mails are more formal.