In other words, Swedish babies wouldn't exist without Finnish booze cruises and Systembolaget.

In recent months, The Local has reported that Swedes are much less inclined than their European counterparts to spend vast sums of cash in their efforts to find a mate. That's because they spend it all on alcohol trying to get themselves drunk enough to talk to a member of the opposite sex.

On Tinder, pictures of people appear, and with the swipe of a finger you can say "like" or "no thanks." The other person never knows if you don’t "like" or "reject" them.

You only get notified if you both express interest.

You can like someone without them knowing unless you’ve liked them back.

You can contact someone without, truthfully, putting much effort into it.

," descending into a discussion about the difficulty and frustration of the Stockholm housing market, and complaining that you have had to move seven times in the course of six months.And you can even completely falsify an entire identity to make you look more attractive or be more cool than you are without your interests being any the wiser (at least until you actually have to meet).There are plenty of other viable alternatives now as well, such as Coffee Meets Bagel and the AWESOME Bumble, which is very similar to Tinder, save for the fact that only ladies can instigate conversations.As many as 11% of American adults have used an online dating site of some type, including Match, e Harmony, and OKCupid.Some sites use technology like GPS to match singles who are nearby, or video-chat features like Face Time or Skype. Online dating lets you branch out beyond your social circle as you search for a partner, says Paul Eastwick, Ph D, assistant professor of human development and family sciences at the University of Texas in Austin.Popular affair websites include Married Cafe.com, No Strings Attached.com, Friend Finder.com, and XPress.com, but dating sites like Match.com, e Harmony, and Ok are popular, as well.Additionally, affair phone apps like Vaulty Stocks and HAA are common.