Online dating has become the most common way to meet a partner, with 65% of same-sex couples and 39% of heterosexual couples meeting online in 2017, according to research from the University of New Mexico and Stanford University. Dating apps have gained credibility and led to successful relationships. People are now more accepting of meeting online. Other findings include that the likelihood of divorce decreases with the length of time a couple has been dating before marriage, and women who post photos on dating sites receive twice as many responses.
If you’re in a relationship that started within the last decade, it’s a good bet that you met your mate online. In fact, according to some recent research, online dating has grown from its humble beginnings — YouTube was originally a dating site that only lasted as such for a few days because no one seemed interested — to perhaps the most common way to meet your partner. . Reuben J. Thomas of the University of New Mexico and Michael Rosenfeld and Sonia Hausen of Stanford University analyzed the results of several previous studies and came to the conclusion that dating apps have gained credibility over the years and this has translated into successful relationships for both gays and straight people. According to their findings, 65% of same-sex couples and 39% of heterosexual couples who were involved in 2017 met online. “People used to make up stories about how they met so they wouldn’t have to admit they met online, but now a lot of people embrace it,” Thomas told website Quartz.
Dating in the Modern Age:
The likelihood of divorce is inversely proportional to the length of time a couple has been dating before marriage.
On average, it takes six to eight dates for couples to become monogamous.
A woman who posts a photo on an Internet dating site gets about twice as many responses as one who doesn’t.
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