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Romance in times of crisis: Contingent social synchronization in accelerated love markets

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Marketing Theory

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Abstract

Marketing Theory, Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 121-139, March 2026.
This work extends Rosa’s theory of social acceleration drawing on empirical findings from a qualitative study of online dating. Due to an involuntary deceleration in the pace of life during the COVID-19 crisis, online dating platforms moved from being ...