When you’re dating online, there’s always a chance of matching with a psycho. So you’ve gotta do your research . . .A study looked into the top ways we SNOOP on potential dates . . . 73% of online daters said they’ve done it before. Here are the most common ways we vet people . . .
1. Checking their social media accounts. 49% have done it before going on a date. Around one in four will also snoop on the person’s friends and family.
2. Googling their name. 37% do it before dates.
3. Look them up on a professional networking site like LinkedIn. 30% do it.
4. Pay to run an actual background check. 14% have done it before. That’s around one in seven people. (And the poll was done before Tinder announced its new background check feature last month.)
5. Look them up on a payment app like Venmo. 10% have done it.
6. Check their playlists on a music app like Spotify. 9% have done it.
42% said they’ve also snooped on their current partner, or on an ex.
(PR Newswire)