Here's Where People Find Potential Partners When They're Not Online Dating
Only 3% of people use dating agencies to find love, two percent attend speed dating events, and another two percent enlist help from a dating coach. Not many people go these routes, but Karenna Alexander, matchmaker and dating coach, tells Bustle, they should. "Singles-oriented events like mixers and speed dating, are some real life ways to meet someone," she says. "Everyone is single and looking." While you might get a "few bad apples" who aren't single, it's still worth trying out. If events aren't your style, you can try contacting matchmakers in your area and ask to be put in their free database. "You never know when they'll have a client who will want someone who matches your criteria," she says.
Meeting through friends wasn't just the most common among singles, it was the most common way people already married or in relationships met their partners too, followed by work, bars, events, and dating apps. While there are so many great ways to meet people today, dating apps and sites included, meeting through friends seems like it's still probably one of the best options.
This post was originally published on January 31, 2018. It was updated on June 5, 2019.
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