Online dating involves searching for romantic or sexual partners on the internet, usually through dedicated websites. It has become a very popular way to meet people, with over 15 million users on eHarmony and over 21 million on Match.com in the United States alone. While online dating allows people to meet others with shared interests from a wide geographic range, some studies have found that up to 1 in 4 profiles on dating websites may be from people who are already married. The popularity of online dating continues to grow rapidly, with some research predicting that over half of couples will meet online within the next 20 years.

1. What is online dating?
Lookin’ for love ;)
Looking for a
friend and
companion to
settle down
with J
Image
via:
A
da,ng
hit
and
run
by
suburbaniablog.com

2. “the
prac*ce
of
searching
for
a
roman*c
or
sexual
partner
on
the
Internet,
typically
via
a
dedicated
website.”
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via:Resor*ng
to
Online
Da*ng
Means
Defeat?
By
www.jumpdates.com
;
online
da*ng
via:
hGp://www.oxforddic*onaries.com/defini*on/english/online-­‐da*ng

3. “there are sites for virtually every city, every
sexual orientation, every desired relationship, every
religion, every race and almost every hobby”
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and
quote
via:
hGp://www.cnn.com/2013/10/21/tech/web/online-­‐da*ng-­‐pew/

4. image
via:
h9p://www.security-­‐faqs.com/online-­‐da,ng-­‐scams.html

5. Which one
is right for
me?!
Which one to
choose?

6. Image
via:MIKE
MUSON
IN
DATING
ADVICE
hGp://
www.unfinishedman.com/choosing-­‐an-­‐online-­‐da*ng-­‐site/
Image
via:
Glutenfreesingles
via
Facebook
hGps://www.facebook.com/GlutenFreeSingles?fref=photo

7. 'Perhaps if I was 40 it would
have been different, but in
my sixties I wanted someone
who had experienced what I
had.’
-Stella, 69 years old
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via:
hGp://www.cougardate.co.uk
image
via:
www.dailymail.co.uk
courtesy
of
www.onlineseniordates.org
Quote
from
hGp://www.dailymail.co.uk/

8. I HAVE!
Stats
from:
hGp://www.sta*s*cbrain.com/online-­‐da*ng-­‐sta*s*cs/

9. 21,575,000
match.com
users
in
the
United
States
15,500,000
eHarmony
users
in
the
United
States.
Image
via:
www.cnet.com
courtesy
of
www.eharmony.com
Image
via:
www.pcworld.com
courtesy
of
www.match.com
Stats
from:
hGp://www.sta*s*cbrain.com/online-­‐
da*ng-­‐sta*s*cs/

10. Image
via:
Love
in
the
Time
of
Mobile
Apps
from
blog.mobparter.com

11. “10 percent of the 54 million singles in the United States use
online dating services. About 49 percent of people seeking their
love online base it on physical appearance, with 64 percent
honing in on common interests.”
Image
and
Quote
via:
Da*ng
in
a
Virtual
World
Infographic
Shows
the
Sta*s*cs
of
Online
Love
by
Kevin
Young
of
www.trendhunter.com

12. Image
via:
The
Connected
Couple:
Informa*on
Behavior
in
Online
Da*ng
by
Lisa
Gedngs
Quote
via:
Chris*e
Hartman

13. “Online dating is second only to meeting through
friends as the most common way to meet”
Image
via:
hGp://www.webmd.com/sex-­‐rela*onships/rm-­‐quiz-­‐da*ng
Quote
via:
Chris*e
Hartman

14. “About a third of couples who were married
between 2005 and 2012 met online, the study
found.”
Image
and
quote
via:
Mee*ng
online
boosts
odds
of
las*ng
marriage,
study
suggests
from
www.cbc.ca/news/technology

15. “Couples who meet online are slightly less likely to
divorce and somewhat happier with their marriages
than those who meet offline”
Image
via:
hGp://es.yoyowall.com/wallpaper/beach-­‐casada.html
Quote
via:
Mee*ng
online
boosts
odds
of
las*ng
marriage,
study
suggests
from
www.cbc.ca/news/
technology

16. “1 OUT OF EVERY 4 “SINGLE & AVAILABLE” MEN ON
INTERNET DATING WEBSITES IS ACTUALLY MARRIED”
Image
and
quote
via:
Stephany
Alexander
on
www.womansavers.com

17. “Internet dating, one of the fastest growing forms of
use for the internet in recent years, but really can you
trust the pictures? Probably about as much as you can
trust their info!”
Image
and
Quote
via:
The
Dangers
of
internet
da*ng
by
Lockhaart
from
adpitch.wordpress.com

18. Online dating isn’t
for everyone...
Image
via:
Has
online
da*ng
worked
for
you
by
Jennifer
Wright
Image
via:
Online
da,ng
explained
by
100redflags.com
Image
via:
h9p://virtualpowerspaces.wordpress.com
Image
via:
Play
the
numbers
game
by
Dr.
Nerdlove

19. So what does our future hold?
“More than half of all couples will meet
online within 20 years, claims new research.
Perhaps spelling an end to cheesy chat-up
lines in bars and nightclubs, one in two
relationships will start online by the year
2031, according to the study.”
Quote
via:
hGp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
ar*cle-­‐2544975/Half-­‐new-­‐couples-­‐meet-­‐online-­‐20-­‐
years-­‐*me-­‐according-­‐new-­‐research.html
Image
via:
DOWN
AND
FEATHER
PRICES
ARE
INCREASING
by
Daniel
Galle
from
www.senture.com

20. “The research by online dating site
eHarmony suggests 38 per cent of couples
in the not so distant future will meet via
online dating or a matchmaking service.”
“And by 2040, seven in ten loved
up couples will be able to thank
either online dating or online
communication for their
relationship.”
Quote
via:
hGp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
ar*cle-­‐2544975/Half-­‐new-­‐couples-­‐meet-­‐online-­‐20-­‐
years-­‐*me-­‐according-­‐new-­‐research.html
image
via:
hGp://www.justladies.in/ajerMarriageHabbitsOf.html

21. So we better start filling out our
online profiles!
Image
via:
ADVANTAGES
OF
BEING
TRUTHFUL
TO
YOUR
ON-­‐LINE
DATE
by
Harris7199
of
www.instandconnec*onharmony.com