There's a new national survey of those that date online which has some interesting finds about Illinois singles. It would appear that "swipe left" is their favorite action as the Land of Lincoln is allegedly full of picky people.
My wife Kathy and I met online in the late 90s. Specifically, using Love@AOL. For years there was a little bit of a stigma about meeting online. We'd get surprised looks and comments from friends. As the world's gone digital that stigma and surprise has largely disappeared. The safety concerns about meeting someone this way haven't.