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'Hey': short messages are the best dating site strategy, study says

'Hey': short messages are the best dating site strategy, study says

8 August 2018

An analysis of online dating has found most users hit on people who are 25 per cent more attractive than them, and that shorter messages have better reply rates
Online dating may be breaking down society’s racial divisions

Online dating may be breaking down society’s racial divisions

17 October 2017

Racial segregation has eased in the US over the past two decades. Could hooking up online be responsible?

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