Catholics Are Finding Their Spouses Online. How About You?

Think online dating is only for "losers? Think again. Many Catholics--young and old alike--are turning to online dating to find their spouses.

Marge Fenelon, a Catholic speaker and author of Imitating Mary: Ten Marian Virtues for the Modern Mom, writes in Aleteia.org about the increasing number of Catholics using online dating in her latest blog post, "You'll Never Guess Who's Dating Online These Days."

Marge spoke to CatholicMatch Institute managing editor, Robyn Lee, about why more and more Catholics are turning to online dating to find faithful Catholics to spend the rest of their life with. Marge writes:

"I've recently met a few people--young and middle aged--who are currently in relationships that began online. This made me wonder who's using dating services now and why. The results surprised me.

"A web search brought up dozens of online dating sites geared toward a wide variety of demographics, both secular and religious. I interviewed a representative of CatholicMatch.com, the largest and most active website exclusively for single Catholics. Since its founding in 2004, CatholicMatch.com--whose clients range in age from 18 to 80--has seen thousands of couples marry as a result of meeting through their site.

"And that's just the ones they know about, said Robyn Lee. She is managing editor for CatholicMatch Institute, which provides dating and marriage resources for singles, couples, and church leaders. According to Lee, the objective of online dating sites is to get a snapshot view of a potential spouse to get an early indicator of compatibility.

"Many Catholic singles have trouble finding like-minded Catholics and are tired of the club and bar scene," she said. "Since the internet and social media have become part of our daily lives, extending the reach of online technology into the dating sphere helps Catholics meet faith-filled people that they wouldn't normally meet," Lee added.

You can find the whole blogpost over at Aleteia.org and read more stories of Catholics who met online and are still happily married many years later.

Catholics are meeting their spouses online. How about you?

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