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Meaning of online dating in English

Artists and venues find each other and arrange shows through the site, similar to an online dating service.

Meaning of online dating in English

a way of starting a romantic relationship on the internet, by giving information about yourself or replying to someone else's information:

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The company also sells insurance for mobile phones and home electronics and runs online gaming and online dating services.

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This phenomenon increased in number with the rise of the internet with its online dating sites and online chats.

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Besides niche sites, there are general sites for the online dating beginner. This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.

There is widespread evidence that online dating has increased rapidly and is becoming mainstream with new websites appearing regularly.

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The report suggested most people had positive experiences with online dating websites and felt they were excellent ways to meet more people.

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Among other things, they offer an online quiz that aims to bring together the politically compatible a wonk's version of an online dating service.

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Support for social information processing theory has been found in contexts such as online dating and online multi-player video games.

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This is very common amongst online dating services. This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.

He was a member of an online dating service, where he stated that he was a master looking for a submissive person to train.

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This is typical of many other online dating sites, and there are usually two types of dating site business models deployed by these sites.

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The steady growth in the early part of 2000 resulted in many other types of businesses sprouting up to support the increasing online dating business.

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Witte has said that in less than 10 years, online dating will be the predominant way for people to start a relationship.

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Artists and venues find each other and arrange shows through the site, similar to an online dating service.

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It focused on online dating and matching up people with similar interests, like golfers who were looking for partners in their neighborhood.

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Despite the deception that does occur, participants still believe that the online dating environment is capable of developing successful romantic relationships.

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