This takes online dating/matching sites to a whole new level.

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There is definitely much truth in the statement that a person learns something new all the time, and that some things are rather surprising. I do not use dating/matchmaker sites. But tons of people do use them, and many of them have met their significant other there, or even a husband or wife. They have gained a lot of popularity. According to AI: Online dating is the dominant way couples meet In 2017, nearly 50% of married couples met online, up from 2% in 1998 and 20% in 2008. According to a large-scale survey of dating app users, 30% of dating app users are married, and 12% are in a relationship. A study of 19,131 couples who met online and married found that only 7% got divorced, compared to the U.S. divorce rate of 40 to 50 percent. I found some of that shocking, but I shouldn't have. I was surprised that so many people using those sites are married already, or in a relationship. Again, I shouldn't be surprised, but I was. There are sites for LGBTQ, sites for farmers, sites for people from all walks of life. I heard a neighbor say that her niece found her fiance on a dating site for Democrats only. That led me to ask her, are there sites for Republicans, too? And yes, there are. There are evidently sites for people of certain religious denominations, Fundamentalists, sites for plural marriage partners, seniors, business professionals, disabled people, and on and on it goes. I did not know this. It doesn't make me want to join one of the sites by any means, I have never wanted to. It sort of reminds me of a catalog, where you specifically pick out what you want. The people who join some of these sites evidently are very specific about what kind of partner they want! I have to admit I was surprised to hear there are different dating sites for different political preferences, I had not ever imagined this. Do you think this is a good thing? Will it lower the divorce rate, and lead to better marriages/partnerships? Picture, CB Insights