This survey shows the impact mobile devices have had on the dating habits of mobile users in the United States in 2013. According to data provided by an online survey, more than 40 percent of the respondents said that they communicate more often with people they date/would like to date, thanks to their mobile device. Those whose dating habits have not changed (or haven't been particularly influenced) by their mobile devices amounted to over 20 percent of those surveyed, and less than 20 percent have used mobile dating sites to search for potential partners.
How have your dating habits changed because of your mobile device(s)?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I communicate more frequently with people I'm dating or would like to date
44%
I talk/speak on the phone less since I communicate so much by texting
36%
I use my mobile device(s) to schedule and plan dates
26%
I use my mobile device(s) to give me reminders so I don't forget dates
24%
I text invitations to hang out or meet with a group vice asking out on official dates
24%
I meet/get to know more people thanks to my mobile device(s)
24%
I use my mobile device to search for info about the people I'm dating/interested in
22%
I've used mobile dating sites/applications to search for people I'd like to date
19%
I share more photos from dates since it is easy to do on my mobile device(s)
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ChristianMingle, & JDate. (June 3, 2013). How have your dating habits changed because of your mobile device(s)? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275059/impact-of-mobile-devices-on-us-dating-habits/
ChristianMingle, und JDate. "How have your dating habits changed because of your mobile device(s)?." Chart. June 3, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275059/impact-of-mobile-devices-on-us-dating-habits/
ChristianMingle, JDate. (2013). How have your dating habits changed because of your mobile device(s)?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275059/impact-of-mobile-devices-on-us-dating-habits/
ChristianMingle, and JDate. "How Have Your Dating Habits Changed Because of Your Mobile Device(S)?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275059/impact-of-mobile-devices-on-us-dating-habits/
ChristianMingle & JDate, How have your dating habits changed because of your mobile device(s)? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275059/impact-of-mobile-devices-on-us-dating-habits/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
How have your dating habits changed because of your mobile device(s)? [Graph], ChristianMingle, & JDate, June 3, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/275059/impact-of-mobile-devices-on-us-dating-habits/
