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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > dating, courtship, and marriage > computer matching services
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > dating, courtship, and marriage > computer matching services
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > dating, courtship, and marriage > computer matching services

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computer matching services  

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  • Almost as soon as computers were developed, they were used to match people for romantic relationships. The first widespread computer matching service was Operation Match, which was created in the mid-1960s by Harvard students in response to what they believed to be the evils of blind dates and mixers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Computer Matching Services]

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