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===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size:24px; font-weight: normal;">Online | ===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size:24px; font-weight: normal;">Online dating is now the primary way people meet for relationships</span>=== | ||
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According to data from the How Couples Meet and Stay Together survey, a comprehensive national survey on romantic [[relationship]]s in the US, 39% of couples now meet and start [[relationship]]s online. This has now become the leading way for [[relationship]]s to start. The share of couples meeting online has almost doubled since 2009. Between 1995 to 2017, meeting through friends saw the largest decline, with 40% fewer people meeting this way. 23% of that is couples that explicitly met on online dating services, with the number of couples meeting through online dating platforms continuing to grow exponentially. | According to data from the How Couples Meet and Stay Together survey, a comprehensive national survey on romantic [[relationship]]s in the US, 39% of couples now meet and start [[relationship]]s online. This has now become the leading way for [[relationship]]s to start. The share of couples meeting online has almost doubled since 2009. Between 1995 to 2017, meeting through friends saw the largest decline, with 40% fewer people meeting this way. 23% of that is couples that explicitly met on online dating services, with the number of couples meeting through online dating platforms continuing to grow exponentially. | ||