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This Stanford study (2017) says 39% of hetero couples meet online today. Wow, that's really high if true: https://www.statista.com/chart/20822/way-of-meeting-pa

• throwaway0a5e 5y ago
  Waste enough time flinging pigeons at the wall and eventually they all end up in holes. If everyone spends a stupid amount of time with online dating then that's where a lot of the matches are gonna be even if it's not an efficient way to get that end result.
  • EForEndeavour 5y ago
    How do you measure efficiency? Isn't "eventually leads to significant other" a relevant metric? If couples are finding each other online more than they are elsewhere, then online matchmaking is outperforming offline channels.
• dvfjsdhgfv 5y ago
  "Online" is not equivalent to using a dating app.