One-third of US marriages start online
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="dating">dating</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ballooned">ballooned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> "<span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="altering">altering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dynamics">dynamics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>", <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Proceedings">Proceedings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationally">nationally</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> 19,131 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2005 <span word="and">and</span> 2017.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Cacioppo">Cacioppo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Psychology">Psychology</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 30 <span word="to">to</span> 49 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="brackets">brackets</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spouses">spouses</span> <span word="offline">offline</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="found">found</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 22 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="work">work</span>, 19 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, 9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="club">club</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="church">church</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> 5.96 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> 7.67 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="offline">offline</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="statistically">statistically</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="variables">variables</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="sex">sex</span>, <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="ethnicity">ethnicity</span>, <span word="household">household</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="status">status</span>.</p>
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