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From Looking for Love to Swiping the Field: Online Dating in the U.S.
About a quarter of partnered LGB adults say they met their match online dating
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- From Looking for Love to Swiping the Field: Online Dating in the U.S.
- Nearly half of online dating users – and about eight-in-ten users under 30 – report ever using Tinder, making it the most widely used dating platform in the U.S.
- Roughly a quarter of LGB adults, those under 30 have used a dating site or app in the past year, eclipsing their peers
- About a quarter of partnered LGB adults say they met their match online dating
- 53% of those who have used a dating site or app at some point say their experiences have been positive
- About a third of online dating users have paid to use a dating site or app, and this is more common among those with higher incomes
- A majority of women younger than 50 who have used dating sites or apps have received unwanted sexually explicit messages or images on these platforms
- Women, men using dating platforms in past year feel differently about the number of messages they get – women more likely to be overwhelmed; men, insecure
- Similar shares of men versus women who have online dated recently say a major reason is to find a partner, dates, friends; differences emerge for casual sex
- Americans lean toward thinking dating sites and apps make finding a partner easier versus harder, but some say the number of choices they present isn’t idea
- Americans are divided on online dating’s safety, but a majority support requiring background checks for online dating profiles