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Online Relationships Gone Bad


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Why you shouldn't use dating apps?

Columbia Journalism Investigations surveyed 1,200 women and found that more than a third of them reported being sexually assaulted or raped by someone they'd met through a dating site. One of the points you turn to a lot is that dating apps make people feel disposable and that they gamify dating.

Do people get married from online dating?

Over 17% of Marriages Start Through Online Dating


According to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, 1 in 5 relationships and a little more than 1 in 6 marriages begin online. About 17% of marriages and 20% of relationships begin online. 

How successful are marriages from online dating?

The findings revealed that marriages from online relationships were more likely to last longer than marriages formed offline. "Marriage breakups were reported in about 6 percent of the people who met online, compared with 7.6 percent of the people who met offline," the study reported.

Do people actually get married from dating apps?

Over 13 Percent Said They Got Engaged Or Married From An App


Seven percent had reached between six months and a year with someone they met on an app, 15 percent said had reached longer than a year, and 14 percent said they were engaged or married— so it really does happen, if that's what you're looking for


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The Counselor Live with Sheldon Stovall Mon - Friday starting at 10AM ESTBy Sheldon Stovall