The timeline of trends in how couples first met and got to know one another, from 1930 to 2024, is based on a nationally representative survey of American adults. The historical methods of meeting through family, church, neighborhood, and primary or secondary school have all been declining sharply since 1940. The rapid rise of couples meeting online corresponds with the introduction of the World Wide Web after 1995 and the adoption of smartphones after 2007.

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