A new study shows that Internet dating sites help us get together, but they probably don’t make us any luckier in love, despite some companies’ claims to the contrary.

A new study shows that Internet dating sites help us get together, but they probably don’t make us any luckier in love, despite some companies’ claims to the contrary.

To many, February is the month of love, as grocers stock up on heart-shaped candies, florists order red roses, and restaurants book a flood of Valentine's Day reservations. But February is also about the other side of the coin--it's National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.

( Northwestern University ) Whether enlisting the help of a grandmother or a friend or the magic of Cupid, singles long have understood that assistance may be required to meet someone special. Today such help is likely to come from online methods of matchmaking. But online dating, according to new Northwestern University research, depends largely on ineffective algorithms and profiles for ...

( Association for Psychological Science ) The report card is in, and the online dating industry won't be putting this one on the fridge. A new scientific report concludes that although online dating offers users some very real benefits, it falls far short of its potential.

( Association for Psychological Science ) The report card is in, and the online dating industry won't be putting this one on the fridge. A new scientific report concludes that although online dating offers users some very real benefits, it falls far short of its potential.

Online dating has become the second most common way for couples to meet, but the industry's claims of matching eligible singles through a "science-based" algorithm "should be given little credence," says a new study.

Online dating has become the second most common way for couples to meet, but the industry's claims of matching eligible singles through a "science-based" algorithm "should be given little credence," says a new study.

KENT, UNITED KINGDOM-- - British singletons that are looking for love spend more than GBP 3 billion each year, according to a recent survey. Findings by dating website Match.com show that Brits collectively ...

A review of a decade of research said online dating sites have no 'credence' to their claims.

A review of a decade of research said online dating sites have no 'credence' to their claims.

Online dating has shed its stigma, and is  now the most popular way of meeting a partner, other than through friends. read more

Internet dating is now the second most common method of matchmaking in America, research has shown.

Online dating has not only shed its stigma, it has surpassed all forms of matchmaking in the United States other than meeting through friends, according to a new analysis of research on the burgeoning relationship industry.

Online dating has not only shed its stigma, it has surpassed all forms of matchmaking in the United States other than meeting through friends, according to a new analysis of research on the burgeoning relationship industry.

TORONTO - Online dating is clicking in a big way with singles, with Internet love connections outpacing all forms of matchmaking in the U.S. besides meeting through friends, according to a research analysis.

TORONTO - Online dating is clicking in a big way with singles, with Internet love connections outpacing all forms of matchmaking in the U.S. besides meeting through friends, according to a research analysis.

Social scientists have confirmed what most singletons have known for years: Online dating is a crapshoot. A new analysis of 400 academic studies explores whether online dating represents a dramatic shift in the way people seek mates (it does) and whether it is ultimately a good thing for daters (eh . . . sorta). Read full article >>

Social scientists have confirmed what most singletons have known for years: Online dating is a crapshoot. A new analysis of 400 academic studies explores whether online dating represents a dramatic shift in the way people seek mates (it does) and whether it is ultimately a good thing for daters (eh . . . sorta). Read full article >>

Researchers Say Internet is Second Only to Meeting Dates Through Friends