[Acheron]

I think it's becoming increasingly common. Given how much of our lives we're putting online now, I'd be very surprised if there isn't a normalisation of online dating over the next, say, ten years. It's already very popular among older people. But I'm not convinced that people with options will migrate online. Flirting in person is far more fun than trading e-mails. And the ability to filter people by their favourite film genre isn't going to tell you whether you'll have chemistry when you meet. It's only ever going to be inferior to face-to-face meeting, but I don't have anything against it.

Oh, and judging by the reported ratios of men to women, they're definitely better for women. Even an unattractive woman can get all the attention she'll ever need online.