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Online dating users are more likely to describe their overall experience with using dating sites or apps in positive, rather than negative, terms. Some 57% of Americans who have ever used a dating site or app say their own personal experiences with these platforms have been very or somewhat positive. Still, about four-in-ten online daters (42%) describe their personal experience with dating sites or apps as at least somewhat negative.
About six-in-ten online daters say their experience  | was positive; majorities say it was easy to find other  | users they found attractive, shared their interests  | % ofonline dating users who say their OWN personal experiences with dating  | sites or apps have been  | Negative  | Positive  | Online dating users  | 42%  | 57%  | % ofonline dating users who say dating when they used these sites or apps that it  | to find people on online dating sites they or apps who  | was  | Difficult  | Easy  | they were physically  | 28  | 71  | attracted to  | shared their hobbies  | 35  | 64  | and interests  | I.seemed like someone they  | 64  | 36  | wanted to meet in person  | were looking for the  | 38  | 61  | same kind of relationship  | Note: Very/somewhat positive or negative and very/somewhat jeasy or difficult responses  | are combined. Online dating users refers to respondents who say they have fever used can  | online dating site or app. Those who did not give an answer are not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Oct. 16- 28, 2019  | "The Virtues and Downsides of Online Dating  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 