Edinburgh is among the top UK cities for online dating, according to a new survey.
With the rise in dating apps more and more people are taking to the internet in their bid to find love.
And Paddy Power Games revealed research which says 31 per cent of people in the city met their last partner online, making it the most popular way to find a date in Edinburgh.
The survey outlined that the Scottish capital is the third top city in the UK for finding love online – behind only Leicester (39 per cent) and Liverpool (35 per cent).
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In Edinburgh 28 per cent of people say they found someone after meeting someone through friends or family, 15 per cent said they met someone while out at a pub or bar, eight per cent said it was through education and five per cent said it was a blind date for them.
However the research does say that those looking for something long-term are more likely to meet offline as most married couples met through friends.
A spokesperson for Paddy Power said: "When it comes down to dating, there’s no surprise that online is taking over the scene. But It may be more of a fling than anything long term with the couples going for a more traditional way of finding the one. With Paddy Power Games, you can get lucky online, without any cheesy opening lines.”
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