Die Einladung (the invitations) to the cinema is so yesterday! nowadays you get invited online into chatrooms and social networking sites. Searching for a partner online used to have a bad reputation but now it’s becoming very erfolgreich (successful).
Already 3.5 million people use Partnervermittlungs Seiten (dating websites) in the internet. The jünger (younger) generations tend to have a better chance of success. One in three under 29 year old finds a partner, but the older generations also have a good chance to meet someone.
The men tend to make decisions based on the profile pictures of the women, while the women look more at die Beschreibung (descriptions) and der Persönlichkeit (personality). Women tend to say a few Notlügen (white lies) to make their profiles more positive and give a them more chance to find a man.
Realistically only 8% of women and 13% of men say they are looking for marriage through the internet.
Although dating websites are becoming more successful weltweit (worldwide), 58% of men and 42% of women still prefer to meet their zukünftigen (future) partners in a bar, club or through a friend.
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