Denmark third most active online dating nation
More than one in four Danish couples that met between 1997 and 2010 found each other on the internet, reports MetroXpress newspaper.
Researchers at Oxford University have studied online dating tendencies in 18 countries. Their report shows that 26.1 percent of Danish couples who met each other within the past 14 years met through online dating. That places Denmark in third place.
According to Charlie Breindahl, who researches in online dating at the University of Copenhagen, there is much less taboo today around online dating. ”We have started accepting online dating because the internet has become such a significant part of our social lives.”
Morten Wagner, founder and owner of dating.dk, agreed: “When we started in 1998, many thought you had to be a bit geeky and desperate to do online dating. But the taboo and the prejudice is disappearing now.”
Online dating can create a solid foundation for a good relationship because it allows people to get to know each other well before they meet in person, explained Breindahl. “You get the chance to discuss some of the heavier issues that might be difficult to discuss in a bar, for instance the nature of your chronic disease or whether you want children or not.”
The real physical attraction, however, doesn’t occur until you meet in person, said Breindahl.
“You can easily fall in love online, but you can never be sure whether the love will survive when you actually meet. On a dating site you get a good opportunity to sort out the ones with no potential, leaving you with plenty of opportunity to get something positive out of it.”
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