Partnered LGB adults are far more likely than their straight counterparts to have met their partner online % ofpartnered adults in each group saying they first met their spouse or partner
While meeting partners through personal networks is still the most common kind of introduction, about one-in-ten partnered adults (12%) say they met their partner online. About a third (32%) of adults who are married, living with a partner or are in a committed relationship say friends and family helped them find their match. Smaller shares say they met through work (18%), through school (17%), online (12%), at a bar or restaurant (8%), at a place of worship (5%) or somewhere else (8%).
Meeting online is more common among younger adults and those who live in urban and suburban areas, as well as those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB). About one-in-five partnered adults ages 18 to 29 (21%) say they met their partner online, compared with 15% or fewer among their older counterparts. And while 28% of partnered LGB adults say they met their partner online, 11% of those who are straight say the same.
Partnered LGB adults are far more likely than their  | straight counterparts to have met their partner online  | % ofpartnered adults in each group saying they first met their spouse or  | partner  | Through family friends  | Through  | Through  | Online  | Through or family  | school  | work  | All partnered  | 12  | 32  | 18  | 17  | adults  | Ages 18-29  | 31  | 13  | 25  | 21  | 30-49  | 15  | 34  | 17  | 15  | 50-64  | 16  | 8  | 30  | 21  | 65+  | 5  | 30  | 20  | 15  | Straight 11  | 32  | 19  | 17  | Gay, lesbian  | 28  | 24  | 15  | 16  | or bisexual  | Note: Partnered adults" include those who are married, living with a partner or in a  | committed romantic relationship. Share of respondents who said at a place of worship, at a  | bar or restaurant, somewhere else, or who didn't offer an answer not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Oct. 16 28, 2019.  | Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Say Dating Has Gotten Harder for Most People in the Last 10  | Years  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 