seems to run counter to the 'the youths are doing all their dating through dating apps' narrative
(there was an awful lot of panic about this: e.g https://news.stanford.edu/2019/08/21/online-dating-popular-way-u-s-couples-meet/ without people realising there are more ways to meet people online than through dating apps)
from https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/from-swiping-to-sexting-the-enduring-gender-divide-in-american-dating-and-relationships/
The January 2023 American Perspectives Survey sheds some light on dating preferences, experiences, and perspectives. The national survey of more than 5,000 adults…
The Survey Center on American Life