1 in 5 relationships start on an online site?

hey i was watching tv and this commercial came up about one of those dating websites. and it said that 1 in 5 relationships start on an online dating site. now i know that they are getting more and more common and stuff, but doesnt that seem like too much? 1 in 5 is a lot isnt it?

It's a bit much

I'd imagine many people kick it off on facebook or other social networking sites so it's not just the dating websites.

I'd imagine many people kick it off on facebook or other social networking sites so it's not just the dating websites.

XileLord

That's a bit much.

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I'd imagine many people kick it off on facebook or other social networking sites so it's not just the dating websites.

Suzy_Q_Kazoo

True that, it would never work out wouldn't it?

im really not surprised

i know many people who got into relationships online

My old roomate just got engaged to a girl he met from a dating site. I think for younger generations it might be plausable but most ppl 30+ prob met IRL.

5 out of 6 relationship also ends through online.Bloodseeker23

LOL. more like 9 out of 10

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I'd imagine many people kick it off on facebook or other social networking sites so it's not just the dating websites.

Espada12

True that, it would never work out wouldn't it?

Why wouldn't it work?

I actually think relationships that start online via a dating site have a BETTER chance at sucess than ones started just IRL.

Thing is, you are being much more picky in an online scenario, and you are also presented right up front with a TON of aspects of their personality and are more or less left to judge them MAINLY on their personality, rather than just starting and chatting up some cute girl/guy you meet at a bar.

I am actually getting ready to ask a girl out here that I started talking to via a dating site. We have clicked amazingly well and up till she recently lost her phone charger, we were teting eachother incessantly. It has been absolutely wonderful talking to her and I have alot of faith that we could potentially have a very sucessful relationship.

And probably 90% of those never go further than being online.

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[QUOTE="Suzy_Q_Kazoo"]This is what I was thinking. I'd also wonder what the success rate of those "1 in 5" is.

LostProphetFLCL

True that, it would never work out wouldn't it?

Why wouldn't it work?

I actually think relationships that start online via a dating site have a BETTER chance at sucess than ones started just IRL.

Thing is, you are being much more picky in an online scenario, and you are also presented right up front with a TON of aspects of their personality and are more or less left to judge them MAINLY on their personality, rather than just starting and chatting up some cute girl/guy you meet at a bar.

I am actually getting ready to ask a girl out here that I started talking to via a dating site. We have clicked amazingly well and up till she recently lost her phone charger, we were teting eachother incessantly. It has been absolutely wonderful talking to her and I have alot of faith that we could potentially have a very sucessful relationship.

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True that, it would never work out wouldn't it?

X360PS3AMD05

Why wouldn't it work?

I actually think relationships that start online via a dating site have a BETTER chance at sucess than ones started just IRL.

Thing is, you are being much more picky in an online scenario, and you are also presented right up front with a TON of aspects of their personality and are more or less left to judge them MAINLY on their personality, rather than just starting and chatting up some cute girl/guy you meet at a bar.

I am actually getting ready to ask a girl out here that I started talking to via a dating site. We have clicked amazingly well and up till she recently lost her phone charger, we were teting eachother incessantly. It has been absolutely wonderful talking to her and I have alot of faith that we could potentially have a very sucessful relationship.

Lol:lol:

The funny thing is I get the impression she is a bit tech savvy. She has an RSS feed (something I had no idea what it was till she explained it to me...), mods her version of the Sims, and actually had an interest in doing graphic design/animation.

I recently started dating someone I met online. It's going very well, and we like each other very much.

I recently started dating someone I met online. It's going very well, and we like each other very much.

yokofox33

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I recently started dating someone I met online. It's going very well, and we like each other very much.

X360PS3AMD05

I don't live in Asia anymore. I've been back in the States for like 8 months now lol

My wife and I met online and have been happily married for 11 years now. I'm not too sure if the high divorce rate is due to meeting someone online. I think there are bigger factors involved there.

people need to get out more

For the younger crowd i think that's possible. For the older crowd that's a bit of a scretch.

I met my partner online. He's called cleverbot :oops:

I once had an online relationship. The sad thing is it was the best one I've ever been in. =[

My newly retired manager just married a man she met online at the age of 65.

So I don't think it's as rare as I thought it was, nor exclusive to the younger generation, and I suppose it's not surprising since many people have been using the internet for a long time now. A lot of them probably meet through games and things as well (WoW :roll: )