Today’s daters are changing how they look for love. Many people are no longer just relying on chance encounters at work, school, or social gatherings. Instead, more and more heterosexual singles are turning to the internet to meet their partners. According to a detailed report by Statista’s Katharina Buchholz, the number of couples meeting online has skyrocketed in recent years.

A Shift in Dating Trends

Surveys from Stanford University reveal a surprising trend: between 1995 and 2017,...