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The very first personal ads were found in Britain and were used to match singles in their early 20's.
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A dating and matchmaking services is opened in New Jersey, America.
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Using applicant forms a computer dating service is created by using an early IBM card sorting machine.
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One of the earliest reality shows "The Dating Game" is aired and involves a woman asking questions of 3 men that she can't see.
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People begin using video of themselves in the 1980's. Proving popular this continues well into the 90's.
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Yahoo sees the first online dating websites listed.
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11 years after the first online dating websites popped up MySpace and Friendstar are created and add yet another dimension to interacting and falling in love online.
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Facebook is created in 2004.
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According to "Online Dating Magazine", more than 20 million people visit an online dating site once a day.
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A location based, social search mobile app called Tinder is created allowing users to swipe left or right to match. Based on pictures from facebook.