Well put. Tis a dilemma. But when did attempting to make contact with a person of interest become the phrase "hitting on"?

Also, the line in the Stista chart for "online" is a bit understated for the early years, I think. Online didn't really get going until the aughts. Prior to that many people still met a lot in actual personal ads in newspapers and magazines.

I have met one wife and 3 other girlfriends through personals. As Seinfeld would say, nothing wrong with that!