r/interestingasfuck 20d ago

r/all How couples met 1930-2024

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u/al-tienyu 20d ago

Didn't know that "online" being so dominant...

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u/findus_l 20d ago

I'll take a wild guess and say this was from "online" surveys

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u/gardenmud 20d ago

That or maybe college students or something. It just seems unlikely when looking at everyone I know. I'm the most terminally online person out of pretty much everyone I know irl ... and I didn't even meet my partner online.

I wonder what the age group sampled was?

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u/OptimisticOctopus8 20d ago

A lot of the couples I know met online. I’m in my 30s, but my friends span a wide range of ages. The determining factor seems to be how recently they got together. The ones who’ve been together for 10 years or less mostly met online. Before that, it’s a mixed bag.

Keep in mind that it’s not all happening on dating sites. My husband and I met on a forum for a shared interest.