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Thanks for going through the effort of finding some of those other numbers for me, puts a proper frame around the picture. I'm also sure "online" will likely co

by Nadya 9y ago

Thanks for going through the effort of finding some of those other numbers for me, puts a proper frame around the picture. I'm also sure "online" will likely continue growing. A bit of a tangent, but I'm a tad amazed "through mutual friends" is as high as it is. Statistically, I'd think I'd be able to think of far more couples around me that I know met through a mutual friend. I would've ballparked it at less than 3% if I had to guess it myself.

5555624 9y ago
Don't think of it as someone introducing someone because they think they'd hit it off. Instead, "A bunch of us are going to the watch the fireworks, want to come?" You accept and meet someone in the group -- you met through mutual friends.
- Nadya 9y ago
  That's how I was already thinking of it as. eg. mutual friend throws a party, two people meet at the party Still an uncommon thing among the people I know and with that statistic I would think it should be much higher. I just thought it was interesting that my personal experience differs so much that I'd have assumed it was much lower than it is. And "how we met" is such a common couple's story, unless I assume my friends are liars, "met at a party" or "at a (mutual) friend's wedding" is maybe one or two of their stories.