THE POST — Nov 8 — More than 120,000 marriages a year result from online dating, according to a report by Online Dating Magazine. The magazine estimates that 20 million people use at least one online dating site each month. According to a 2006 Pew Internet report, 31% of Americans know someone who has used online dating.
The full article was originally published at The Post, but is no longer available.
Online dating “becoming” more accepted? Wow, that type of headline would have been accurate about ten years ago!
Thx,
James Houran, Ph.D.
Online Dating Magazine
Online dating “becoming” more accepted? Wow, that type of headline would have been accurate about ten years ago!
Thx,
James Houran, Ph.D.
Online Dating Magazine
Interestingly enough, there’s still a strong stigma attached to online dating. A few months ago, I was watching a news crew go about asking random single people what they thought about online dating and a lot of comments you heard 10 years ago were still there:
“It’s only for losers”
“Only desperate people do it”
“I’d never try THAT”
I was actually quite surprised at how strong the stigma still was.
And when you hear radio shows about online dating and people call in to discuss their experiences, I’m still finding the negative thoughts and comments far outweigh the positive. I believe there’s still a ways to go before that stigma is “gone”. But, yeah, compared to 10 years ago, “online dating becoming more accepted” may be overstating it a little. 🙂
Cheers,
Joe Tracy
Online Dating Magazine
Interestingly enough, there’s still a strong stigma attached to online dating. A few months ago, I was watching a news crew go about asking random single people what they thought about online dating and a lot of comments you heard 10 years ago were still there:
“It’s only for losers”
“Only desperate people do it”
“I’d never try THAT”
I was actually quite surprised at how strong the stigma still was.
And when you hear radio shows about online dating and people call in to discuss their experiences, I’m still finding the negative thoughts and comments far outweigh the positive. I believe there’s still a ways to go before that stigma is “gone”. But, yeah, compared to 10 years ago, “online dating becoming more accepted” may be overstating it a little. 🙂
Cheers,
Joe Tracy
Online Dating Magazine