Can you find and maintain your love life online?

1. Photo by Por mi tripa on Flickr
Created
by
Jaimie
Laing

2. Over the past several years,
Photo by mikebaird on Flickr
the persona of online dating and using
algorithms to calculate true love has changed to a
more positive way to meet your life partner.

3. Source: Zytko, DouglasPhoto by CAFNR on Flickr
smartphone
apps such as
Tinder,
OKCupid,
eHarmony,
Grinder, and
POF, allow
people to….
Today,

4. ...match with a compatible partner,
Photo by {AndreaRenee} on Flickr
communicate online...
Source: Zytko,
Douglas

5. ...and meet in person.
Photo by Dmahendra on Flickr
Source: Zytko, Douglas

6. Photo by zumito on Flickr
What are the odds you’ll
find your life partner
online?

7. Photo by desertdutchman on Flickr
There are over 91 million people around the
world using dating
apps between
the ages of
16 to 34.
Source:
Seal,
Kelly

8. Photo by seanmcgrath on Flickr
Source: Bilton, Nick
Over the past two
years, Tinder
alone has been
able to match
over 12 million
users.

9. Photo by netzanette on Flickr
Source: Smith, Arron and Maeve Duggan
And 66% of the users have
been on at least one date with
someone they met online.

10. Photo by Instant Vantage on Flickr
Some people believe that online relationships
do not lead to real life dating,
but they couldn’t be more wrong!
Source: Hardy, Marcelina

11. Photo by gazzat on Flickr
Sources: Zytko, Douglas
1/3 of
married
couples met
online and...

12. Photo by Anne Marthe Widvey on Flickr
Source:
Daily
Mail
Reporter
....within 20
years
researchers
expect this
number to
increase to
1/2.

13. Photo by martinak15 on Flickr
Only 5.96% of online married couples
requested a divorce, compared to 7.67% that
met offline.
Source: Larry Magid

14. This shows that people around the
world are not only finding love
online, but they are also
maintaining it.
Photo by seanmcgrath on Flickr

15. Photo by HarryetN on Flickr
Source: Wortham, Jenna
“Tech entrepreneurs have been shifting their
~
Jenna
Wortham
attention to people after they
meet a mate.”

16. Photo by iklash/ on Flickr
Source: Knightstep, Jennifer
Apps such as Skype,
Avocado, Couple,
SnapChat, Bliss, and
Facetime allow online
couples to maintain
their relationships.

17. “Smartphone applications and
services help to collapse time
and space to talk to each
other in real time.”
Photo by thronx on Flickr
Source: Wortham, Jenna
~ Jenna Wortham

18. Photo by jenny downing on Flickr
Source: Greer, Melissa
“Long distance couples have stronger bonds
because they are able to have more constant and
meaningful conversations.”
~ Melissa Greer

19. Photo by Ed Yourdon on Flickr
Source: Nguyen, Liem
Although
couples
can
communicate
online,
they
sBll
face problems that
apps
cannot
fix,
such
as
jealousy
and
a
lack of trust.

20. But a big problem
that online
couples face is...
…scheduling time to talk due to
separate time zones.
Photo by Faugel on Flickr
Source: Wortham, Jenna

21. Photo by Jozi Duarte on Flickr
Source: Can I Find My True Soulmate Online?
With the rise in
technology and
dating services,
more people are
turning to the
web to find a
soulmate.

22. Photo by Spenser Marie on Flikr
Who knows,
maybe
online dating
could help
you find Mr.
or Mrs.
Right!
Source: Poulter, Sean

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