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It's been trending this way for years, but seeing it graphed out like this is shocking.

What do you think are the effects of this drastic change?

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[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

"online" doesn't necessarily mean dedicated dating/match making apps.

The Internet connects people in a way that nothing ever has before. You use the Internet to seek out interests of yours, as will other people. So like minded people tend to meet even incidentally.

I met my partner online, but it was on a game, not a dating service. Neither of us were really looking for love. We became friends, then started dating, and now married for years.

[-] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago

I once moved across the country for a woman I (re)met during a random Words with Friends match. Took us a dozen games before I realized I’d originally met her through LiveJournal, about a decade earlier.

Many years later, my wife moved across the country to be with me, after we met on Reddit. (Clearly the previously mentioned woman was better as a friend.)

[-] Bubs@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago
[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Met on Elder Scrolls Online, graduated to hanging out outside of the game, picked up some other co op games together, fell in love!

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