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Going the distance
It s the modern way to meet – but marriages forged after matching on a dating app have been found to be less stable than those of couples who connected in real life. More than 900 Americans were surveyed in the Arizona State University study, with half having found partners on apps. While many of the marriages were assessed as high quality, the relationships of offline lovers scored more highly overall.There s still a stigma surrounding online dating that can put added stress on a relationship, says study lead Liesel Sharabi. It s also noteworthy that, in this study, the relationships of people who met through online dating were more likely to be long-distance.’
Manchester has been named the UK’s most generous city, with residents making more than £43,000 worth of donations to GoFundMe in 2023, ahead of Liverpool, Brighton and Lisburn.
Dearly departing?
Having a funeral ceremony is falling out of favour, and less than half of us say we want one. A survey of 2,500 adults by religious think tank Theos found only 47 per cent were in favour of a service, while 24 per cent said no, and the rest were unsure.Women were slightly more in favour than men, while nearly one in six under-35s were pro-funerals – higher than people over 35.Financial pressures and a lack of religious belief were among the reasons given.
45% of British adults say that they stay up too late, with the average bedtime being 11.54pm, according to Samsung’s Global Sleep Health Study.
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