'But if the researchers add random links between people from different ethnic groups, the level of interracial marriage changes dramatically. “Our model predicts nearly complete racial integration upon the emergence of online dating, even if the number of partners that individuals meet from newly formed ties is small,” say Ortega and Hergovich.

And there is another surprising effect. The team measure the strength of marriages by measuring the average distance between partners before and after the introduction of online dating. “Our model also predicts that marriages created in a society with online dating tend to be stronger,” they say.'

The first point seems a relatively obvious outcome, though of course sometimes things that seem obvious don't turn out to be the case.

I'm not sure the second point is all that surprising. When you strip away the social pressures and family pressures of "oh they are so good for you" you end up marrying people that you...want to marry.

https://nu.federati.net/url/282217