Tinder's latest data debunks 6 pervasive myths about online dating

In only four-and-a-half years, Tinder has become one of the most widely-used dating platforms in the world. But despite 1.6 billion swipes per day and over 20 billion total matches, the app has been unable to escape its reputation of being a sleazy platform for finding casual sex.

This week, the matchmaking giant released the results of a recent survey it commissioned called "Modern Dating Myths."

The survey compared the app's users to traditional, offline daters. According to a report by The New York Times, the survey was administered to 7,072 Tinder users between the ages of 18 and 36, while a second survey was was administered to 2,502 offline daters between the ages of 18 and 35 by Morar Consulting.

Here's what we learned: