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Contrary to popular belief, people using mobile dating apps demonstrate long-term intentions and not just superficial adventure-seeking, according to a study carried out in Switzerland by the University of Geneva.

"Couples have stronger cohabitation intentions than those formed in a non-digital context", explains the university in a press release presenting the conclusions of the study carried out by Gina Potarca, researcher at the Institute of Demography and Socioeconomics of the Faculty of Social Sciences and published in the journal

PLOS One

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“In addition, women also have stronger fertility desires and intentions,” emphasizes Gina Potarca.

Using data from a survey carried out in Switzerland in 2018 among 3,235 people over the age of 18, in a couple and having met their partners in the last decade, the doctor sought to know whether couples who were formed thanks to dating apps had different intentions when it comes to starting a family.

Its results show that they are more motivated than others to the idea of ​​cohabiting.

No impact on the quality of relationships

“Lots of media claim they negatively impact the quality of relationships by making people unable to engage in an exclusive or long-term love affair.

However, so far, there is no evidence that this is the case, ”explains the researcher.

“The study does not say whether their final intention is to stay together for the long term or the short term, but although no difference exists on the intention to marry and that marriage remains very important in Switzerland, a large part of these couples probably see cohabitation as a probationary period before marriage, ”she underlines, considering that this is a pragmatic approach in a country where the divorce rate is around 40% .

Gina Potarca also indicates that she has not noticed a difference in appreciation of the happiness and the quality of their relationship between couples formed online and those resulting from a more traditional meeting.

The researcher has also found that these applications encourage the mixing of education levels, especially between women graduates and men with less qualifications.

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