# Question for singles - are all matchups online nowadays? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 12, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-singles-are-all-matchups-online-nowadays/801483 "2017-11-12T21:40:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-singles-are-all-matchups-online-nowadays/801483/1 "2017-11-12T21:40:11Z")
I met my wife thru a church softball team. Back in my day I was in a church singles group and it was a great way to meet a future partner. I knew of married couples who met during a canoe trip, while working on a charity project, or thru sitting by each other at a ballgame. Now back then I did try meeting women thru magazines for singles but nothing long lasting came of them. But nowadays all I see are these dating sites. So my question is, do people still meet their future husband or wife thru everyday life? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-singles-are-all-matchups-online-nowadays/801483/2 "2017-11-12T22:17:19Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > I met my wife thru a church softball team. Back in my day I was in a church singles group and it was a great way to meet a future partner. I knew of married couples who met during a canoe trip, while working on a charity project, or thru sitting by each other at a ballgame. > > Now back then I did try meeting women thru magazines for singles but nothing long lasting came of them. > > But nowadays all I see are these dating sites. So my question is, do people still meet their future husband or wife thru everyday life? Well, while I’m not single, I do deal with couples as part of my work life as a wedding photographer. I always ask how they met. I would say it’s somewhere around one in five of the couples I work with that meet online. So, no, not yet nearly the majority. Or at least not for marriage, and with about a two-year lag time (seems to be the average for engagements.) ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-singles-are-all-matchups-online-nowadays/801483/3 "2017-11-12T22:18:33Z")
> [@](#): > > While your best chance at finding love is through a friend-which is how 63% of married couples say they met their partner-you still only have a 17% chance that you will like the person you’re set up with. Only 9% of women report finding a relationship at a bar or club, and only 2% of men has made a relationship through that scenario. > > So where are people finding love? Online dating statistics show that 20% of those in current, committed relationships began online and 7% of marriages in 2015 were between couples that met on a dating website. > **[10 Online Dating Statistics (for U.S.) You Should Know](https://www.eharmony.com/online-dating-statistics/)** > > Did you know 53% of people lie on their online dating profiles? Online dating has provided us with great statistics, check out these 10 surprising online dating stats. ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-singles-are-all-matchups-online-nowadays/801483/4 "2017-11-12T23:42:56Z")
I met the Big Crow at a neighborhood donut shop that I used to hang out at. He’s not a donut-type guy but decided to stop in one day after a meeting across the street. The other tables were full so I invited him to sit at mine. Over a year and a half later, we’re still together. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-singles-are-all-matchups-online-nowadays/801483/5 "2017-11-13T00:26:58Z")
Me and Mr.Wrekker met at the Sonic drive-in. We were parked next to each other. He had his radio so loud I couldn’t hear to order. So hollered at him to turn it down for a minute. He felt bad and paid for my coke, and that is where the legend started. We go to the Sonic every year for our anniversary. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-singles-are-all-matchups-online-nowadays/801483/6 "2017-11-13T03:38:21Z")
I met my wife at the library.