Internet is the real Cupid of our times, according to an American study

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In 1930, in 1973, in 1996 or in 2024… From one era to another, we don’t find love in the same place. It’s logical. Very recently, Stanford University in the United States revealed the most conducive places for romantic encounters and highlighted their evolution between the 1930s and today.

The Internet has changed our habits in many ways. This is particularly the case when we talk about love. Now, dating apps are a place like any other for love (of a lifetime or a night).

Love on the Internet, stronger than ever ?

Almost 100 years ago, love was found through family or school. In 1930, 22.71% of couples were formed through a family member, 22.43% had their hearts racing at school and 18.71% of them met through mutual friends. Little by little, the importance of friends in romantic encounters increased. From 1944 and for decades, it was THE way to meet your soul mate with a percentage that continued to increase… Until the very beginning of the 2000s.

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In the 80s, whenE.T. the alien breaks the global box office, that everyone envies Michael Jackson's moonwalk, that Super Mario Bros. s 'is about to become a real reference, that everyone is mourning John Lennon and that the Rubik's cube has driven everyone crazy, we mainly find love in three places: in our circle of friends, at work and in bars and restaurants.

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When the 90s arrived, there was change in the air. Things were stirring on the Internet. But dating was still far from having the place it has today. In 1996, only 1.92% of American couples met online. Nevertheless, it was the beginning of a new era. In the following years, love was increasingly found on the Internet. In 2005, 10% of them met online, and almost 20% in 2010. In 2012, it was the tipping point: the circle of friends and the Internet were equal with almost 24% of couples formed on both sides.

Since 2012, finding love on the Internet is no longer unusual. The figure continues to grow. From 24% in 2012, it rose to 37% in 2016 and then 43% in 2018. The Covid-19 pandemic added another layer and in 2020, 55% of American couples met online.

Today, the Internet is the preferred place to meet love. According to the Stanford study, 60.76% of married couples formed via the Internet in 2024. Faced with these results, there is bound to be debate. Some are worried and chant that everything is going to hell, that frankly, it was better before and that we are losing our humanity. Several Internet users even go so far as to question the solidity of these couples who met online. On the other hand, others counter that this is not necessarily a bad thing. Our habits have simply evolved, so why not move with the times ?

Ultimately, as always, it all depends on how you use it. And you, where did you find your soulmate ?

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