I'm on OKCupid. I've been able to "get any" in other ways. According to the article, the average number of sexual partners for everyone on the site is 6. Perso

I'm on OKCupid. I've been able to "get any" in other ways. According to the article, the average number of sexual partners for everyone on the site is 6. Personally, I'm using the site because I frequently find myself hanging out with friends. Most are male, but there are a few females who are either in relationships or are longtime friends who aren't sexually interested in me. I'm just hoping to meet a few women to go out on casual dates with and to bring into our "friend group." As a 26-year-old who is out of college and whose coworkers are all 35 or older, a dating site seems like a good way to meaningfully meet people. I think your assumptions of the types of people on dating sites are way off. Based on my chats with women on the site, they seem to be in a similar position to me. With dating sites, not only do you get to meet someone outside the context of a bar, you also know that you're talking to someone else who is looking to meet people. It completely removes the awkwardness of trying to figure out if someone is in a relationship, if they have at all similar interests, or if they're going to just be totally bitchy for no reason. That aside, the real question seems to be if the site is representative. I would argue that for the age group of 18-35, the site is highly representative.