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is the longest running online dating site on the web launched in 1996.
An online matchmaking service for a more mature audience, Matchmaker is an online dating site consisting of 35 serious singles focused on finding long-term serious relationships and those who are marriage minded.
Today, nearly half of the public knows someone who uses online dating or who has met a spouse or partner via online dating – and attitudes toward online dating have grown progressively more positive.
To be sure, many people remain puzzled that someone would want to find a romantic partner online – 23% of Americans agree with the statement that “people who use online dating sites are desperate” – but in general it is much more culturally acceptable than it was a decade ago.
One factor behind the substantial growth among younger adults is their use of mobile dating apps.
About one-in-five 18- to 24-year olds (22%) now report using mobile dating apps; in 2013, only 5% reported doing so.
Online dating use among 55- to 64-year-olds has also risen substantially since the last Pew Research Center survey on the topic.
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