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Chris Pleines is a German author and entrepreneur. He co-authored the book Online-Dating für Dummies, published by Wiley-VCH in 2021.[1]

  • Comment: "he was cited as", "He has also been quoted", "cited Pleines for commentary", "Pleines has been quoted". Either WP:OVERATTRIBUTION or fails WP:NBLP. SocDoneLeft (talk) 20:13, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment: Still AI / LLM. This is an encyclopedia that summarises sources. LLM summarises the existence of sources but isn't very good at summarising the actual content of the sources, as we see here. ChrysGalley (talk) 10:13, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

OccupationsAuthor and entrepreneur
KnownforCo-author of Online-Dating für Dummies
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OccupationsAuthor and entrepreneur
Known forCo-author of Online-Dating für Dummies
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Career

Pleines founded Zu-Zweit.de, a German website that reviews and compares online dating services.

In a 2014 article about online dating, the German newspaper tz cited Pleines in connection with his work on the site.[2]

Commentary and media coverage

Pleines has been cited in media articles discussing dating trends and relationship behaviour.

In a 2023 article about an age-gap relationship, Newsweek included commentary from Pleines on age-difference relationships.[3]

Publications including Cosmopolitan, VICE, PopSugar, and the New York Post have also referenced Pleines in reporting on dating trends.[4][5][6][7]

Research

Media outlets have also reported on a study analysing online dating profile images.

The Oxford Mail reported on the study in 2019, and Psychology Today discussed the findings in an article about self-presentation in online dating profiles.[8][9]

Publications

  • Online-Dating für Dummies. Wiley-VCH, 2021.[10]

References

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