Analyzing data from the 2018 family survey, researchers at the Swiss University of Geneva (UNIGE) studied a sample of 3,235 adults who had a relationship and had known their partner for the past ten years.
They found that couples who met in an app were more motivated to live together than others.
“The study does not say whether its ultimate intention was to live together in the long or short term, but given that there are no differences in the intention to marry and that marriage remains a central institution in Switzerland, some of these are likely for couples to view cohabitation as a pre-marriage probationary period, ”said Gina Potarca, a researcher at UNIGE’s Institute of Demography and Socioeconomics in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Women who met their partners in apps also mentioned that they wanted and planned to have a child in the near future, the researchers said, noting that this was more common in romances with apps than in other forms of dating. meeting.
The researchers found that couples who met in the apps were as satisfied with the quality of the relationship and the quality of their lives as those who met in other circumstances.
“The Internet is profoundly transforming the dynamics of how people are,” Potarca said.
The study said dating apps encourage “a mix” of people with different levels of education, especially between women with higher education and men with lower education.
Apps can also facilitate long-distance relationships, as users can connect with users in more than 30 minutes, he added.
“Knowing that dating apps have likely become even more popular during this year’s periods of blockage and social distancing, it is reassuring to rule out alarming concerns about the long-term effects of using these tools,” he said. add Potarca.