Table 3.
Responses to: “How has your social life changed as a result of visiting online personals sites?”a n (%)
| Heterosexual | Gay/Lesbian | Bisexual | χ2 (2) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEN | |||||
| I’ve dated more | 816 (20.3) | 81 (31.0) | 41 (15.7) | 21.3 | < .001 |
| I’ve had more sex | 910 (22.7) | 129 (49.4) | 108 (41.4) | 131.1 | < .001 |
| One or more matches led to a friendship | 774 (19.3) | 104 (39.8) | 54 (20.7) | 63.6 | < .001 |
| One or more matches led to a dating relationship (> 4 months) | 595 (14.8) | 59 (22.6) | 26 (10.0) | 17.2 | < .001 |
| I am now in committed relationship with someone met via personals | 405 (10.1) | 47 (18.0) | 18 (6.9) | 20.2 | < .001 |
| I married someone met through personals | 254 (6.3) | 7 (2.7) | 17 (6.5) | 5.7 | 0.06 |
| It hasn’t changed | 2199 (54.7) | 73 (28.0) | 118 (45.2) | 76.6 | < .001 |
| WOMEN | |||||
| I’ve dated more | 373 (26.1) | 9 (17.0) | 49 (23.7) | 2.7 | 0.26 |
| I’ve had more sex | 233 (16.3) | 14 (26.4) | 63 (30.4) | 26.3 | < .001 |
| One or more matches led to a friendship | 345 (24.2) | 16 (30.2) | 70 (33.8) | 9.5 | < .001 |
| One or more matches led to a dating relationship (> 4 months) | 260 (18.2) | 15 (28.3) | 41 (19.8) | 3.6 | 0.17 |
| I am now in committed relationship with someone met via personals | 263 (18.4) | 18 (34.0) | 27 (13.0) | 12.6 | < .001 |
| I married someone met through personals | 145 (10.2) | 2 (3.8) | 18 (8.7) | 2.7 | 0.26 |
| It hasn’t changed | 561 (39.3) | 18 (34.0) | 75 (36.2) | 1.3 | 0.53 |
a
Base: Those who had created on online personal profile (N = 6226)