"Over the last two decades, the way we meet new romantic partners has massively changed. While up to the 2000s, almost everyone would find their partners in real life (e.g., at work, at parties, while doing hobbies or sports), nowadays an ever-increasing number of people rely on online dating to find suitable partners. Psychological research has yet to keep up with this changing dating reality, and more research is needed on how online dating affects relationships."
"The research team, led by scientist Marta Kowal from the Institute of Psychology at the University of Wrocław in Poland, analysed data from 50 different countries, including the U.S., Australia, all South American countries, and many African, Asian, and European countries. By including so many countries, the scientists solved a key problem of previous studies on how relationships start. Many of these studies only asked volunteers in one or a few Western countries, but did not create a representative worldwide database."
Data from over 6,600 partnered individuals across 50 countries were analyzed to compare relationship love and satisfaction between partnerships begun online versus offline. Meeting partners online was associated with lower experienced love and lower relationship satisfaction. Participants represented diverse regions including the U.S., Australia, South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. The shift toward online dating replaced traditional meeting places such as work, parties, hobbies, and sports over the past two decades. Online meeting contexts relate to lower relationship quality across cultures.
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