The past couple of weeks we have talked about online dating and have watched shows on how online dating has worked or in some cases not worked for people who are seeking future partners. Online dating has become such a huge part of how our society meets people now- a-days. It still is common for people to meet through a friend but many new statistics have came up saying that it is more common to have phone apps or be logged into an online dating site.
One study that I have found done by Pew Research, is that online dating sites have become more prevalent in our lives. As technology develops so do these new systems of dating. About 38% of people who are looking for potential mates and are single have used an online dating site or app to get involved. This makes 1 out of every 10 people have used some sort of site to connect with others. That is a lot of people relying on theses sites for love. Of course anyone who has used an app or site which is about 11% are considered to be classified as "online daters". About 66% of people who have met a significant other online and about 23% have said they met a spouse using such sites.
Demographics also play a large role in who people meet and who actually uses the sites. In their study, they have come with people who are in their mid-20s through mid- 40s are most likely to be involved with online dating. Also with age comes where the people live that impacts who they meet. Just as in the movie shown in class last week, the one women in the beginning had met her husband over seas. Location is a very big factor for some people when they first get involved with people online. Commonly people who are well-educated and live in suburban or urban areas tend to use the apps more.
Many people now turn to these sites as advantages to help them in their love lives and in return have gotten some positive energy and feed back from using such sites as EHarmony.com and Match.com. Over the spand of 8 years, the researchers had shown that when they went back to the study years later that it had increased and more people started using sites for dating. 59% of people said it was a good way to meet people online where, as 8 years ago only 44% said it was good. Many people about 79% say that online dating is a good thing, giving them a better range and idea of who and what is out there for them.
In looking at this research and the statistics that it had provided, it was clear to see that online dating is becoming a norm and is actually more commonly used than 8 years ago. It is a new trend that keeps picking people up and giving them the chance to branch out. In any online dating site you run into negativities and false information but a majority of people who were interviewed said more positive than negatives. People go to great lengths to use such apps to find potential mates (39% have paired for certain apps) Online dating is seen more important and real than how it was perceived years before.It is making a good/positive outcome for people.
Alexa Prezwodek
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