According to a recent study conducted by Match.com, almost one-third of singles have dated someone they met online. About 20% of those surveyed said they met their most recent first date online, while only 7% said they met at a bar.
Meeting someone online doesn't necessarily involve creating an online dating profile through a website like OkCupid or JDate. People today are finding love online through social media interactions that lead to something much more.
1. Flickr
What first started as words of encouragement for Sophie's 365 photo challenge soon turned to messages on Flickrmail, to email and then to Skype for hours every day.
"I turned into a little nocturnal creature staying up till 5 a.m. to speak to this boy that saw the world the same way I did," says Sophie.
Since Sohpie is from England and Patrick is from Eugene, Ore., they interacted online for about 18 months until Sophie finally flew out to meet Patrick. A few months later, he
2. Tumblr
Katie was browsing through the followers of her body-positive Tumblr blog, when she saw Teddy's profile.
"He looked cute and I loved his posts, so I sent him a message and we started talking," she says. The two dated for almost six months before meeting in person.
Teddy currently lives in Louisiana, and Katie is from Maryland but goes to school in New York. The two are making post-graduate plans to live in the same city.
proposed to Sophie while climbing a sand dune, with a tripod set up to capture the moment.
3. Twitter
NY1 traffic reporter Jamie Shupak was covering the big snowstorm in December 2010 when Brian Stelter saw one of her tweets RTed in his stream. He DMed her, and their correspondence grew from Twitter, to Gmail, to in-person two weeks later.
"I scrolled through her tweets, and I knew instantly that I wanted to take her on a date... I liked the personality that was on display on her Twitter profile. You can learn a lot about a person from his or her tweets," says Brian.
4. Facebook
Meca and Anthony were Facebook friends for about four years before they ever began talking online. As a divorcé, Meca began blogging about her experiences dating online and posted her writing on her Facebook wall. The two started messaging on Facebook, and then began talking on the phone for hours. In a moment of pure fate about a week before the scheduled date, Meca transferred onto the same train Anthony was riding.
"I was actually texting him while walking onto the train and there he was! We finally met in person... and it was love at first sight for both of us," she says.
5. Instagram
Taylor first started following Santiago on Instagram when she saw one of his pictures on the popular page. Months later, he held a competition on his page and she won. The two began talking on Kik, moved to Facetime, and then eventually met in person.
She lives in Colorado and he's based in Mexico City, but the two have been making it work for over seven months now.
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