Despite all the grouching here there is now a fair bit of evidence that the most common way couples meet is online: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-26/aust

Despite all the grouching here there is now a fair bit of evidence that the most common way couples meet is online: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-26/australia-talks-national-survey-where-to-find-a-partner/11692170 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-26/australia-talks-natio... https://news.stanford.edu/2019/08/21/online-dating-popular-way-u-s-couples-meet/ https://news.stanford.edu/2019/08/21/online-dating-popular-w... That's from the top few things on a search. So it's probable that somewhere between 1/3 and 2/5 of couples meet online. Higher than any other single method.