The late film critic Roger Ebert once gave this advice to those looking for love: “Never marry someone who doesn’t love the movies you love. Sooner or later, that person will not love you.” If that’s true, dating sites — which frequently subject lovelorn members to hundreds of questions about their hobbies, aspirations and values — may be on to something. In fact, new academic research claims that couples who meet on the Internet actually have a better chance of staying together long-term than those who meet in the real world. According to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Of couples who got together online, 5.9% broke up, versus 7.6% of those who met offline, the study found. Of 19,131 couples who met online and got married, only around 7% were either separated or divorced.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:44:47 +0000
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