Recession dating in DC

The Hill reports:

For Justine Morgan, six months of online dating in Washington has uncovered an observable trend.

“What I’ve noticed in people’s profiles, they have been transitioning from ‘Let’s go get dinner’ to ‘Let’s go get coffee or drinks,’ ” said the 30-year-old law librarian at Winston & Strawn.

“The economy had tanked,” she said. “From a guy’s perspective, dating can be really expensive.”

An interesting article.