Returning to college after the height of the COVID pandemic, my research partners and I were curious to learn more about online dating, something that we saw discussed often during the pandemic. We conducted qualitative research on this topic using interviews, and learned a lot about the practices and norms on dating apps. This included the interplay between online and in-person dating and practices on dating apps such as analyzing photos and filtering for certain criteria.

In our quantitative research, I researched how online daters view relationships: how they think online dating affects relationships and their views on casual dating and long-distance dating. I used SPSS to analyze the survey results undertaken by Ipsos Public Affairs regarding online dating.