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How Couples Meet in the US

It's been trending this way for years, but seeing it graphed out like this is shocking.

What do you think are the effects of this drastic change?

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  • I first dated online in 1999, and the first woman I dated I ended up marrying and having two kids with, though we divorced in 2017.

    I still date online these days, and I prefer it. It allows me to know a little about a person before I waste any time chatting them up, and the things I need to know are things they generally put on their profile. Things like their sexuality (since I am non-binary), their political leaning (I'm socialist), their relationship orientation (I'm polyamorous), whether our values match...you know...important shit. And those early conversations before we ever meet in person are low-key enough that I feel more comfortable with them IRL, something that helps me as an autistic person.

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