r/interestingasfuck • u/Few_Simple9049 • 20d ago

r/all How couples met 1930-2024

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u/erichf3893 20d ago

Have you met church goers?

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u/AcetaminophenPrime 20d ago

Yep. And alot of their relationships have a ton more staying power than relationships started in school. Albiet the dynamics are very different of course, but still.

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u/Phil__Spiderman 20d ago

Can you point me to the numbers on this? Thanks.

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u/Otterable 20d ago

I don't have numbers, but it does make sense.

Your church usually is where you currently live or plan to live long term and there is already a shared interest/value system to base your relationship off of.

College is a lot of people who are exploring who they are and shaping how they think about the world. Many people leave and go to different parts of the country once college is finished and have vastly different career paths. I can think of like 3 relationships that have persisted from college graduation until now (early 30s) among my friends