Behold the decline of stranger danger. In 1940, ~80% of couples met through family, friends or elementary/high school. Today, ~67% meet online or at bars.
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From the conclusion: "Internet dating has displaced friends and family from their former roles as key intermediaries in the formation of new unions." We used to rely on intimates to screen our future partners. Today, that's work we do ourselves.
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Meeting through work also on the decline, but never the most popular, which is an interesting counter-point to all those people crying about how you "can't flirt at work anymore"
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ya i've been thinking about the work angle.... i think work is a subtle filter here? young ppl go wherever they're hired, and then they set dating radii that are geo-bounded. so if online dating's a game, employers help draw the field and draft the players
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good question -- my understanding is that, no matter how they meet, older and better educated couples stay together longer, for a variety of reasons
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I bought my husband on amazon
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A truly socially responsible person would have had him handmade on Etsy.
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Prediction: authors will re-label the “Family” series prior to publication
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ikr, I was like, “met through friends”, “met through coworkers”, “family”...

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