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I am a moderately liberal guy, and I cannot get any girls. I'm shorter than average and socially awkward. I've managed to get a few dates from dating apps but none of them went anywhere because I'm so awkward in person.
Most people don't use dating apps.
While I am unable to find any scientific papers on the topic- I'm pretty sure there are several sources that show online dating has skyrocketed past any other form of meeting a new potential partner. MANY people use dating apps.
https://www.theknot.com/content/online-dating-most-popular-way-to-meet-spouse#ei-1748607854655
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/18h7k9g/how_heterosexual_couples_met_oc/
Yeah I remember seeing an infographic that basically said that 50% of partners are met through online dating today.
If guy A meets someone irl and has a 5 year relationship and guy B has 9 hinge dates in that time that last a week then 90% of partners in this set are met via online dating, but you'd probably rather be guy A than guy B.
oh, yeah, but i think the infographic meant "where did you meet your current partner?"
that invalidates your argument, then.
In the scenario I described above 50% of current partners would be from dating apps and I'd still rather be guy A. Guess we'd need to see the actual infographic and who produced it to really say anything definitive.
That leaves plenty of room for OP to find a partner in different areas of life
I agree, it does- but the idea of "Most people don't use dating apps" just doesn't track with what I have read, or seen anecdotally.
Seriously. Physical third places have been dying for years. Of course people are going to meet their partners primarily online.
Yes, I think the "traditional ways" of finding a partner (or rather places) are breaking away slowly. There are more ways to stay occupied. More choices in events/clubs etc to go to. That gives more freedom in regard to finding somebody that fits greatly, but also reduces the pressure to pick from a small pool or to run into others occasionally. The pressure to form a family to just make ends meet (division of responsibilities/labor; shared resources etc) should be lower as well.