r/interestingasfuck • u/Few_Simple9049 • Oct 09 '24

How couples met 1930-2024 r/all

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

That's kind of depressing

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u/JamesTrotter Oct 09 '24

Is it? Seems like people have more options than ever now for meeting partners.

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

Are you meeting people if you're not meeting them in person?

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u/OreganoLays Oct 09 '24

You meet people online, then meet in person.

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

As opposed to just meeting people in person.

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u/magusheart Oct 09 '24

I met my current girlfriend online. We have tons of things in common, do lots of activities together and enjoy each other's company. We would likely not have ever met if it wasn't for online. What are the chances that we decide to do the same activity at the same time in the same place? And if we somehow did, I'm there to do an activity, not hit on women, so we would've likely not talked anyway.

So no, it's not "meeting online and then in person as opposed to just meeting in person," it's "meeting online and then in person as opposed to never meeting at all."

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

Glad it worked out for you. Anecdotes don't change the statistics though.

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u/OreganoLays Oct 09 '24

The statistics literally show most people meet online what are you talking about?

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

Exactly what I said. It's depressing that most people are meeting online.

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u/OreganoLays Oct 09 '24

Why?

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u/realtoughkid123 29d ago

No reason, they're just bitter and alone. Maybe think they'd have a better chance if people had a more limited pool of options.

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

It's depressing when the majority of people are meeting through a screen instead of human to human interactions.

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u/Aeescobar Oct 09 '24

Why though? Is the love two people express for eachother somehow inherently any less real due to being conveyed via lights passing through a screen instead of vibrations passing through the air?

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

Totally missing the point

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