Online Dating Is Bigger Than Porn [Infographic]

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Jennifer Van Grove
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Online Dating Is Bigger Than Porn [Infographic]
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Per the graphic -- which pulls data from a number of sources, including Reuters and The Washington Post -- online dating is worth more than one billion dollars per year, with the mobile phone dating market worth $550 million.

Sadly, we all seem to be misrepresenting ourselves to attract an online mate. Men lie about their age, height and income, while women distort the truth about their weight, physical build and age. Though that doesn't appear to stop online daters from marrying much faster than their offline counterparts, especially should the couple in question have met on eHarmony.

[img src="http://www.onlineschools.org/blog/online-dating/online-dating.gif" caption="" credit="" alt="Online Dating Statistics"]

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