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More than one third of all marriages in the United States began online, a new study reveals. Not only that, couples who meet online are more satisfied in their relationship – and more likely to stay together, although these margins are very thin and may not be practically significant. Thirty-five…

More than one third of all marriages in the United States began online, a new study reveals. Not only that, couples who meet online are more satisfied in their relationship – and more likely to stay together, although these margins are very thin and may not be practically significant.

Thirty-five percent of Americans met their future spouse on the internet – roughly half of them using an online dating service.

These findings – based on interviews of more than 19,000 couples over an eight-year period – were published in this week’s editions of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, although some critics questioned the results given that the survey was paid for by online dating site eHarmony.com. They also questioned whether the “statistical significance” of the enhanced online satisfaction data really amounted to much in a real world sense.

After the internet, work was the most likely place to find your future spouse (22 percent), followed by friends (19 percent), bars and clubs (9 percent) and church (4 percent).

Wow … poor church.

Researchers took issue with their critics, saying their work adhered to strict standards and independent oversight. Of course they had no problem jumping to the conclusion eHarmony.com and other online dating sites were no doubt looking for …

“The Internet may be altering the dynamics and outcomes of marriage itself,” one of the authors of the study noted.

Our take? There’s no doubt more people are finding love using whatever means are available to them, and it makes sense to assume the extensive compatibility checks these dating services offer could lead to more “compatible” marriages. But the numbers don’t show any seismic differences … which means relationships that begin online remain every bit as much of a crapshoot as those that begin offline.

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38 comments

GreenvilleLwyr June 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm

Also on the internet: hookers

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trango towers June 4, 2013 at 7:20 pm

You are crackin me up with these BigoT / Grand Tango insults.

Wish I had your sense of humor!

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GreenvilleLwyr June 5, 2013 at 1:15 pm

Thank you, I’ll be here all week. Don’t forget to tip your server.

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Philip Branton June 6, 2013 at 11:32 am

LOL………LOL………(chokin’ on my “Chick-fil-a nuggets”..)

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GrandTango June 4, 2013 at 4:55 pm

Lucky for you…

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GreenvilleLwyr June 4, 2013 at 5:01 pm

We can’t all be babe magnets like you.

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Finius Nullis June 4, 2013 at 5:09 pm

Don’t you mean “Abe” magnets?

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Cicero June 4, 2013 at 5:57 pm

Downtown Greenville doesn’t have any hotties-for-hire? Some of the girls I used to see at The Corner Pocket looked . . . not free.

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kelley June 4, 2013 at 5:03 pm

Check out Keen, its the new dating app for Android. Picture Tinder for Android!

like Keen on facebook for more info. http://www.facebook.com/keendate

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kelley June 4, 2013 at 5:03 pm

Check out Keen, its the new dating app for Android. Picture Tinder for Android!

like Keen on facebook for more info. http://www.facebook.com/keendate

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Satan's half brother June 4, 2013 at 5:36 pm

I only go to church for the hook ups, I’d never marry a girl from there.

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Same ol' Same ol' June 4, 2013 at 6:20 pm

Church is full o’ liars.

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Satan's half brother June 4, 2013 at 5:36 pm

I only go to church for the hook ups, I’d never marry a girl from there.

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Same ol' Same ol' June 4, 2013 at 6:20 pm

Church is full o’ liars.

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Just saying June 4, 2013 at 6:42 pm

Judging from that photo, he’s gonna give her the pleasure rod this evening. Bottle of wine and ready to go.

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Just saying June 4, 2013 at 7:12 pm

I just remember my wife giving me that look . . . next think I know, I’m slipping those panties off

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Just saying June 4, 2013 at 6:42 pm

Judging from that photo, he’s gonna give her the pleasure rod this evening. Bottle of wine and ready to go.

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Just saying June 4, 2013 at 7:12 pm

I just remember my wife giving me that look . . . next think I know, I’m slipping those panties off

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jimlewisowb June 4, 2013 at 6:43 pm

If anyone out there is looking to hook up with elected/appointed cockroaches, don’t be discouraged by the 9%

In South Carolina you will be knocking close to 98% to find a elected/appointed cockroach in a bar or a club

Upon entering you can usually hear them or if that fails follow the musk smell. The sons of bitches are too cheap to buy decent cologne

Oh, be advised that if you do get close to a cockroach that they will constantly grope you with one hand while simultaneously flicking their package with their other hand just to let you know they are armed

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jimlewisowb June 4, 2013 at 6:43 pm

If anyone out there is looking to hook up with elected/appointed cockroaches, don’t be discouraged by the 9%

In South Carolina you will be knocking close to 98% to find a elected/appointed cockroach in a bar or a club

Upon entering you can usually hear them or if that fails follow the musk smell. The sons of bitches are too cheap to buy decent cologne

Oh, be advised that if you do get close to a cockroach that they will constantly grope you with one hand while simultaneously flicking their package with their other hand just to let you know they are armed

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Centrist View June 4, 2013 at 7:18 pm

FITSNews.com will shortly be introducing a new feature, a dating site called Libertarians Looking 4 Luv.

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Centrist View June 4, 2013 at 7:18 pm

FITSNews.com will shortly be introducing a new feature, a dating site called Libertarians Looking 4 Luv.

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trango towers June 4, 2013 at 7:20 pm

You are crackin me up with these BigoT / Grand Tango insults.

Wish I had your sense of humor!

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GreenvilleLwyr June 5, 2013 at 1:15 pm

Thank you, I’ll be here all week. Don’t forget to tip your server.

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Philip Branton June 6, 2013 at 11:32 am

LOL………LOL………(chokin’ on my “Chick-fil-a nuggets”..)

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Kuyperdog June 5, 2013 at 12:09 am

Is “Hiking the Appalachian Trail”” a method of finding a date?? or just a ruining a family and embarrassing an entire state??

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NPD MO June 5, 2013 at 9:01 am

Perhaps too cheap to pay the entrance fee of some of these dating sites; easier to hook up casually (lightening strike theory-didn’t mean for this to happen-God’s in charge at the end of the day) in an exotic locale looking for a NSA on someone else’s dime.
method to the madness

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Kuyperdog June 5, 2013 at 12:09 am

Is “Hiking the Appalachian Trail”” a method of finding a date?? or just a ruining a family and embarrassing an entire state??

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NPD MO June 5, 2013 at 9:01 am

Perhaps too cheap to pay the entrance fee of some of these dating sites; easier to hook up casually (lightening strike theory-didn’t mean for this to happen-God’s in charge at the end of the day) in an exotic locale looking for a NSA on someone else’s dime.
method to the madness

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lowcorider June 5, 2013 at 8:52 am

White wine!!! She’s in for a surprise. He’s gay.

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Lowcorider June 5, 2013 at 8:52 am

White wine!!! She’s in for a surprise. He’s gay.

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go gardasil June 5, 2013 at 8:53 am

But haven’t there also been recent studies showing that a sizable portion of these potential date-mates are already married? There is also a contingent of escorts, other prostitutes, and foreigners that trawl these waters as another venue for vulnerable, lonely hearts. Hope they exchange health profiles to avoid spreading HPV.

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go gardasil June 5, 2013 at 8:53 am

But haven’t there also been recent studies showing that a sizable portion of these potential date-mates are already married? There is also a contingent of escorts, other prostitutes, and foreigners that trawl these waters as another venue for vulnerable, lonely hearts. Hope they exchange health profiles to avoid spreading HPV.

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9" June 5, 2013 at 12:16 pm

Compatibility checks ? Gays pretty much cut to the chase when using ‘dating’ services.If we find something to talk about,afterwards,maybe we’ll go for a second nut,and then ‘date’ again, next weekend…It’s practical, and fiscally conservative(screw that, ‘dinner and a movie’ shit).We’ll wait and do that when we’re living the,’gay lifestyle’

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9" June 5, 2013 at 12:16 pm

Compatibility checks ? Gays pretty much cut to the chase when using ‘dating’ services.If we find something to talk about,afterwards,maybe we’ll go for a second nut,and then ‘date’ again, next weekend…It’s practical, and fiscally conservative(screw that, ‘dinner and a movie’ shit).We’ll wait and do that when we’re living the,’gay lifestyle’

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