According to a May 2021 survey of adults in the United States, 51 percent of women who used dating apps or websites searched the social media profile of the person they met online before meeting them in real life. More women than men also searched for the name of the person they met online, as well as running a background check on them. Searching online for the phone number of the person users met on dating apps or websites appeared to be slightly more common in men than women, with 25 percent of men indicating they did so before meeting their date.
Most common activities of online dating users in the United States prior to physically meeting someone they met on a dating website or app as of January 2021, by gender
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YouGov. "Most Common Activities of Online Dating Users in The United States Prior to Physically Meeting Someone They Met on a Dating Website or App as of January 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976169/actions-adults-prior-meeting-someone-met-dating-app-usa-gender/
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