Infographic: How Singles Use Technology in Dating

Contributed by: ElyseRomano on Tuesday, March 19 2013 @ 09:56 am

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These days, unless you literally live under a rock, technology is an integral part of your dating life. Maybe you used your smartphone to text the cutie you met last night at the bar. Maybe you've been looking for love on online dating sites. Maybe you keep in touch with your long-distance partner using Facebook. Maybe you've found an innovative way to incorporate technology into your love life that I haven't even thought of yet (in which case, give me a shout!).

For better or for worse, technology and online dating are entwined forever more. Match.com set out to determine exactly how singles use technology in dating, and put together an infographic[*1] that dishes all the details.

Let's start with the scandalous stuff:

  • Singles in their 20s are nearly 4 times more likely to send sexy texts to their dates than singles in their 50s.
  • 36% of singles say they've sent a sext, regardless of their age.
  • And, age aside, 51% say they've received a sext from a partner.
  • Sexting may be becoming increasingly common, but it isn't becoming any more private. Nearly 23% of those who have received sexy photos say they've shared the pictures with others.
  • But some find that lack of privacy flattering: 42% of single men who sext say they would not be offended if the recipient shared the pic, though only 13% of women say the same.

Sharing private snaps isn't the only taboo tech move. Though mobile phones are now ubiquitous, more than 90% of singles agree that it's NOT ok to break up with someone via text.

And then there's that other ubiquitous bit of technology: Facebook. Almost ¾ of singles are on Facebook, making it a hotbed of new techno-dating etiquette rules:

  • 65% of singles say they do not post their relationship status on Facebook.
  • 38% say they would cancel a date over something they discovered about their date online.
  • 48% of single women and 38% of men say they research someone on Facebook before going on the first date.
  • 25% of single women use privacy settings on their Facebook profiles to limit access to pictures and posts for the people they date.

Facebook also comes along with a lot of dealbreakers. These are the most common ways the social networking site causes breakups:

  • Men are most likely to breakup with a date due to: her pictures (55%), something she posted on someone else's wall (42%), or her status updates (21%).
  • Women are most likely to split with a sweetie due to: a post on someone else's wall (s), his pictures (36%), who he was adding as friends (27%).

As always, technology is a double edged-sword. It's not without its drawbacks, but the benefits clearly win out.

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[*1] http://blog.match.com/2013/02/05/infographic-how-singles-use-technology-in-dating/