---
title: "Dating & Mating in the Digital Age"
description: "Relationships and technology in the modern era."
date: "2014-04-26"
authors:
  - name: "Amanda Lenhart"
    job_title: "Former Director of Teens and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amanda-lenhart/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/04/26/dating-mating-in-the-digital-age/"
categories:
  - "Family & Relationships"
  - "Marriage & Divorce"
  - "Online Dating"
  - "Romance & Dating"
  - "Social Media"
---

# Dating & Mating in the Digital Age

Amanda Lenhart gave the keynote presentation to the Council on Contemporary Families Annual Conference at the University of Miami. Amanda’s talk is in two parts—the first examines how American adults, particularly singles, date online. The second part talks about how adults in marriages or long-term relationships use the internet, mobile phones, and social media within their relationships.