We’ve turned into a Hive, things are getting serious.

I have a lot of people in my social circle who found a partner at school/work, at interest-based gatherings, through shared hobbies, etc., and roughly zero who found a partner on a dating site.

It's practically the same. But recently, one of my acquaintances finally decided to try building a relationship with a woman from a dating site. She's, to put it mildly, a bit "eccentric." Not to mention that she gave birth around the age of 18-19 and already has a 17-year-old daughter who lives independently. And the guy seems to understand that something is not quite right with her (there are many things that are not quite right), but he's not ready to break up yet because he sees some good qualities in her. Including the fact that she spends all her time either at work or with him (she has her own apartment, earns a good living, and is financially independent of him and doesn't ask for anything).
I don't even know if his example can be called positive.