Couples Who Meet Online Likelier to Avoid Divorce

More than a third of U.S. marriages now begin with online meetings and those unions last longer on average than than those that begin in traditional ways, according to a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

More than a third of U.S. marriages now begin with online meetings and those unions last longer on average than than those that begin in traditional ways, according to a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In a representative sample of nearly 20,000 people who married between 2005 and 2012, the study found that 35 percent had met online and just 7 percent were divorced or separated from their spouse.

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