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For my creative project on online dating, I have decided to evaluate the difference between the way people (specifically males) self-disclose online versus how people self-disclose in real life. From my research, I have gathered that there is a general consensus that most people are more likely to self-disclose more information about themselves online rather than in face-to-face contact. To test this theory, I have designed my roommate, Paige, an online profile on the online dating website www.okcupid.com. Here I will examine messages and the texts that people write to her without even knowing her. To test face-to-face self-disclosure, Paige, I, and a few friends hit the streets in downtown Athens. In this experiment we are working with complete strangers who know absolutely nothing about myself or Paige.