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10 FACTS ABOUT AMERICANS AND ONLINE DATING

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10 FACTS ABOUT AMERICANS AND ONLINE DATING

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Post by appwoa » Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:36 pm

In the more than two decades since the launch of commercial dating sites such as
Match.com, online dating has evolved into a multibillion-dollar industry serving
customers around the world. A new Pew Research Center study explores how dating
sites and apps have transformed the way Americans meet and develop
relationships, and how the users of these services feel about online dating.

Here are 10 facts from the study, which is based on a survey conducted among
4,860 U.S. adults in October 2019:

Online dating and finding a partner through these platforms are more common
among adults who are younger, lesbian, gay or bisexual1Three-in-ten U.S. adults
say they have ever used a dating site or app, but this varies significantly by
age and sexual orientation. While 48% of 18- to 29-year-olds say have ever used
a dating site or app, the share is 38% among those ages 30 to 49 and even lower
for those 50 and older (16%). At the same time, personal experiences with online
dating greatly differ by sexual orientation. Lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB)
adults are roughly twice as likely as those who are straight to say they ever
used a dating platform (55% vs. 28%).

2A small share of Americans say they have been in a committed relationship with
or married someone they met through a dating site or app. About one-in-ten U.S.
adults say this (12%), though these shares are higher among LGB adults, as well
as those ages 18 to 49.

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3Roughly six-in-ten online daters (57%) say they have had an overall positive
experience with these platforms, including 14% who describe their experience as
very positive and 43% who say it was somewhat positive. Fewer users – though
still about four-in-ten – describe their online dating experience as at least
somewhat negative, including 9% who describe it as very negative.

People’s assessments of their online dating experiences vary widely by
socioeconomic factors. Around six-in-ten online daters with a bachelor’s or
advanced degree (63%) say their experience has been very or somewhat positive,
compared with 47% among those who have a high school diploma or less. The
ratings online daters give their overall experience do not vary statistically by
gender or race and ethnicity.

4While online daters generally say their overall experience was positive, they
also point out some of the downsides of online dating. By a wide margin,
Americans who have used a dating site or app in the past year say their recent
experience left them feeling more frustrated (45%) than hopeful (28%).

45% of current or recent users of dating sites or apps say using these platforms
made them feel frustratedOther sentiments are more evenly balanced between
positive and negative feelings. Some 35% of current or recent users say that in
the past year online dating has made them feel more pessimistic, while 29% say
these platforms left them feeling more optimistic. Similarly, 32% say online
dating sites or apps made them feel more confident, whereas 25% say it left them
feeling more insecure.

A majority of online daters say it was at least somewhat easy to find people on
dating sites or apps they found attractive, shared common interests
with5Majorities of online daters say it was at least somewhat easy to find
potentially compatible partners. Many online daters say they could find people
on these platforms who they were physically attracted to, shared their hobbies
and interests, seemed like someone they would want to meet in person or were
looking for the same kind of relationship as them. At the same time, there are
some gender differences in how hard or easy users say it was to find compatible
partners.

For example, women who have ever used a dating site or app are more likely than
men to say they have found it very or somewhat difficult to find people they
were physical attracted to (36% vs. 21%) or who like someone they would want to
meet in person (39% vs. 32%). By contrast, male users are more inclined than
female users to say it was at least somewhat difficult to find people who shared
their hobbies and interests (41% vs. 30%).

Among online daters, women more likely than men to say it is very important that
profiles include the type of relationship the person wants, religious beliefs,
job6Women are more likely than men to categorize certain information as
essential to see in other users’ profiles. Among online daters, 72% of women say
it was very important to them that the profiles they looked at included the type
of relationship the person was looking for, compared with about half of men
(53%). Women who have online dated are also more likely than men to say it was
very important to them that the profiles they looked through included a person’s
religious beliefs (32% vs. 18%), occupation (27% vs. 8%) or height (22% vs. 8%).

Other gender differences – such as the importance of users including their
hobbies and interests, their racial or ethnic background or their political
affiliation – are more modest.

Men who have online dated in the past five years are more likely than women to
say they didn’t get enough messages7There are stark gender differences in the
amount of attention online daters say they received on these sites or apps.
Overall, online daters are more likely to say they did not receive enough
messages than to say they received too many, but users’ experiences vary by
gender.

Roughly six-in-ten men who have online dated in the past five years (57%) say
they feel as if they did not get enough messages, while just 24% of women say
the same. Meanwhile, women who have online dated in this time period are five
times as likely as men to think they were sent too many messages (30% vs. 6%).

8Younger women are especially likely to report having troublesome interactions
on online dating platforms. About three-in-ten or more online dating users say
someone continued to contact them on a dating site or app after they said they
were not interested (37%), sent them a sexually explicit message or image they
didn’t ask for (35%) or called them an offensive name (28%). About one-in-ten
(9%) say another user has threated to physically harm them.

These rates are even higher among younger women. Six-in-ten female users ages 18
to 34 say someone on a dating site or app continued to contact them after they
said they were not interested, while 57% report that another user has sent them
a sexually explicit message or image they didn’t ask for. At the same time, 44%
report that someone called them an offense name on a dating site or app, while
19% say they have had someone threaten to physically harm them.

Younger women who have used dating sites or apps are especially likely to report
having negative interactions with others on these platforms
Americans’ views on whether dating platforms are a safe way to meet people vary
by age, gender and whether they’ve used dating sites or apps9Americans have
varying views about the safety of online dating. Roughly half of Americans
overall (53%) say dating sites and apps are a very or somewhat safe way to meet
people, while 46% believe they are not too or not at all safe.

Public perceptions about the safety of online dating vary substantially by
personal experience. A majority of Americans who have ever used a dating site or
app (71%) see online dating as a very or somewhat safe way to meet someone,
compared with 47% of those who have never used these platforms.

Among the public as a whole, women are far more likely than men to say dating
sites and apps are not a safe way to meet people (53% vs. 39%). Views on this
question also vary substantially by age, educational attainment and race and
ethnicity.

Half of Americans say online dating has had neither a positive nor negative
effect on dating, relationships10More than half of Americans (54%) say
relationships that begin on a dating site or app are just as successful as those
that begin in person. A smaller share of U.S. adults – though still about
four-in-ten – say these kinds of relationships are less successful than
relationships that begin in person.

At the same time, half of Americans say online dating has had neither a positive
nor negative effect on dating and relationships. Smaller shares say these
platforms have had a mostly positive (22%) or mostly negative effect (26%).
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Post by killder » Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:37 pm

Hey guys! Can you give a piece of advice on online dating? I am looking for a
reliable site with realistic people and high protection. Who has any experience
of interacting on https://whatisonlyfans.app . Is that possible to meet a lady
there interested in serious communication with potential meeting offline? Please
share your impressions on online dating.
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