{"id":19331,"date":"2019-10-08T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datemixstaging.wpengine.com\/?p=19331"},"modified":"2022-05-23T00:49:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T07:49:08","slug":"online-dating-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/online-dating-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Dating Statistics: Diversity in Online Couples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While people still write, \u201cwe can say we met at Trader Joe\u2019s\u201d and other \u201ccover stories\u201d in their Tinder bios, I think it\u2019s safe to say that online dating has pretty much lost its stigma.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, if you\u2019re single, I almost feel that it\u2019s rarer to not use dating apps than to be swiping away in your free time\u2014at least as someone in their 20s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data shows that this is probably true. <\/span>40% of Americans<\/span><\/a> use online dating, with slightly more men than women using online dating (52.4% vs. 47.6%). And, <\/span>20%<\/span><\/a> of current committed relationships began online.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there can certainly be downsides to the surge in the popularity of online dating, there can also be plenty of benefits\u2014a study released from Stanford University highlights a big one: Couples who met online are more likely to be diverse than those who met in more traditional ways.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Stanford study<\/span><\/a> surveyed 3,510 U.S. adults who were either currently in relationships, have previously been in a relationship, or were married.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, this finding may not surprise you. If you\u2019re not using apps, you\u2019re probably meeting people who hang out in your social circles, your workplace, your neighborhood, etc. Most of the time, those people are more similar to you\u2014whether in terms of ethnic background or political affiliation. When apps come into the picture\u2014you\u2019re opened up to a whole world of beautiful people that probably wouldn\u2019t cross paths with you in your everyday life. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s also the fact that young people are more likely to be using dating apps, and younger people may be more open to dating someone \u201cdifferent\u201d from them\u2014whether racially, ethnically, or culturally.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Stanford study isn\u2019t the only research into \u201cintercultural\u201d couples. Economists Josu\u00e9 Ortega and Philipp Hergovich developed a theoretical framework and simulation to mimic how dating apps match potential partners. Their <\/span>findings<\/span><\/a>? Interracial dating online<\/a><\/span> corresponds with not only more marriages, but actually much stronger marriages. Marriages formed through online dating were less likely to break up within the first year and more likely to report a higher degree of satisfaction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ortega also mentions that dating platforms have been beneficial for people in the queer community, and older people looking for partners. Anyone who\u2019s had to go from dating while in school to dating in the \u201cadult\u201d world knows that it increasingly gets harder to meet someone organically as you get older\u2014at least generally. Studies echo this theory too, with more same-sex couples meeting online than opposite-sex couples.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can be tempting to think that your Prince Charming or Mrs. Right is someone who has a similar background, culture, religion, or race that you do\u2014but haven\u2019t you ever heard that opposites attract? The beauty of apps is that you have the potential of connecting with people that you would probably never meet in your day-to-day life (especially if like me, you\u2019re a bit of an introvert).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if you\u2019re not on apps, social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter similarly bring us all a little bit closer to those who may be \u201cdifferent\u201d from us in some way. Whether you\u2019re matching with a foreign hottie on an app or simply exchanging ideas with someone who has different political ideals than you on Twitter\u2014interacting with those who are different from us makes us smarter, more well-rounded individuals\u2014and I think that\u2019s something we can all get behind. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While people still write, \u201cwe can say we met at Trader Joe\u2019s\u201d and other \u201ccover stories\u201d in their Tinder bios, I think it\u2019s safe to say that online dating has pretty much lost its stigma. In fact, if you\u2019re single, I almost feel that it\u2019s rarer to not use dating apps than to be swiping […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":183,"featured_media":19332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[884],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dating-advice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOnline Dating Statistics: Diversity in Online Couples<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New statistics show that online dating is heavily correlated with increasing diversity among couples in long-term relationships.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/online-dating-statistics\/\" \/>\n<meta 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