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How couples meet in the US (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by dessalines@lemmy.ml to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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This is really a monumental societal change.

3rd spaces are nearly completely destroyed, and online seems to be the main option for ppl now.

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[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I can't remember the stats, but a significant amount of people never make it more than a few miles away from where they grew up. That would mean, especially in rural areas where a large geographic area is concentrated into a single school, you likely have been near or around your eventual partner, and if you're close in age you probably were aware of each other.

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago

It's something crazy like 25% of Americans will die within a mile of the house that they grew up in, and more than 50% will never leave the state they live in.