The future of love is digital. Or so it would certainly seem given the rise in popularity of internet dating around the world in recent years. Once upon a time, online dating websites were snubbed as being crutches for those who were desperate for a date and too shy to go out and find one. In modern times, however, many single individuals choose online dating as an alternative to face-to-face methods of meeting people.

An increasingly popular industry, online dating websites match thousands of couples around the world every year, and as long as you have access to a computer, the technology is accessible to all.

Many skeptics have wondered whether online dating websites can provide single individuals with a sustainable base to form a romantic partnership. After all, it is far too easy to hide negative personality traits when writing an online profile and present only your best side when talking to someone through a screen.

However, research has shown that, far from causing a rise in break-ups, couples who get together through online dating websites are just as likely to stay together as couples who meet through face-to-face methods.