Jan
22
Dating Statistics
Filed Under Humor, Miscellaneous, Random
Oye, the random links people send you are just crazy sometimes. Although everynow and then you get something bizare and possibly even semi-useful. So for those of you in need, let these facts and figures give you some great lucky-in-love ideas—including where to go to meet people and how to wow them.
1. 44 percent of adult Americans are single, according to U.S. Census figures. This means there are over 100 million unattached folks out there. So, if you’ve ever worried, “There’s nobody out there for me,” know that there’s hope!
2. Statistically, the find-someone odds favor guys: There are 86 unmarried men for every 100 unmarried women, although in some regions the gender ratio favors women, especially out west. Paradise, Nevada, a suburb 10 miles from Las Vegas, has 118 unmarried men for every 100 unmarried women. Other cities where gals got it good include Austin, Texas; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Tempe, Arizona; and Sunnyvale and Santa Ana, California. A coincidental bonus for women thinking of relocating: All of these cities are sunny and warm.
3. The best place for single people on the prowl is New York, where 50 percent of state residents are unmarried, and Washington, D.C., where a whopping 70 percent of the population is single. The worst places are Idaho, where 60 percent of people are married; and Utah, where 59 percent of people are married.
4. Think you’ll find love while perched on a barstool? Think again. Only 9 percent of women and 2 percent of men say they’ve found a relationship at a bar or club—blame it on the beer goggles. So if you’re lonely and looking, you’re better off hitting on cuties at Starbucks.
5. Got someone hot in your sights and want to reveal your interest? Fifty-one percent of people use flattery, according to the book Are You Normal About Sex, Love, and Relationships? Or, try touching them, a tactic used by 25 percent of single folk. Still another 23 percent utilize the schoolyard approach and send the word out through a friend.
6. If you’re into online dating, you’re hardly alone: 40 million Americans use online dating services; that’s about 40 percent of our entire U.S. single-people pool. So if you haven’t tried it yet, maybe it’s time to dive in!
7. Profiles and photos go together great. Online, being bashful will get you nowhere. Women and men who post their photos receive more than twice as many emails as those without photos, according to a study published by economists at MIT and University of Chicago. And a Match.com survey revealed that profiles with photos had 15 times the response rate as those without. Some numbers!
8. On a date, first impressions do count: Men take only 15 minutes to decide if a woman is worth a second date. For women, the clock isn’t ticking quite so fast—they ponder whether to get together again for an hour or so.
9. The number one problem for couples in America? Disagreements about money, according to a poll by the University of Denver. So, don’t write off a date just because you two bickered over the dinner bill; everyone clashes over cash.
10. If you’re feeling like your relationship is hitting the skids and want to bail, the painful face-to-face approach might not be necessary: An estimated 48 percent of online daters report that their breakups have happened over email. Call it rude or just plain convenient, but it happens a lot.
I am of the 44 percent! I didn’t know that many people were singlers.
I never touch people, unless I know them well. Otherwise, I’m like, ‘Eh?”
Am I a wierdo.. ? Perhaps.
What do they consider ‘Single’? Does single mean anything short of marriage? I don’t consider couples who refuse to get married as ‘single’, nor do I consider people who (still) live with their parents as single either
These statistics seem to be short on context. Women live longer than men, and are born slightly more often, are they taking that into account?
48% of breakups occur over email? Harsh. Though its hardly surprising, seeing as every girl thats ever turned me down has been via email (despite the fact they could easily talk to me by other means). I suppose I’d actually have to have a gf first to be one of those broken up via email. Seems a bit cruel to me.
Online dating? Seems a bit strange to me… Not sure if I could handle a digital facsimile of myself getting turned down as much as I could handle getting turned down in real life. Of course the latter, to say, is that I can handle very little. Its not a pretty sight. Lets just say if you noticed I was depressed in college, it wasn’t by any means random or unknown was the cause was.
At any rate, seems too much like of a meat market.
I would assume that the survey is 18 and older, because under 18 really doesn’t matter, which does weed out *most* of the “i still live at home” people that you referenced.
I would also assume they consider “not-single” to be anyone in a relationship, not necessarily married. Else, I do not believe that 48% of break-ups, or I guess that would imply divorces, are done by e-mail
Once again, only assumptions, which is why you can never trust statistics. However, not really the point. It was just some neat stats, nothing to live your life by, that’s for sure!
However, I agree about the online dating, it seems like it’d be weird. Maybe I shouldn’t rule it out though for people. I guess it could be worth a shot? Online dating probably doesn’t really mean a 100% online relationship, just the initial talking, etc. I would assume (here I go assuming again) that you meet online with someone in your area then get together after that.
My advice though, if you try the online dating, a) make sure you see a picture first. b) make your first date a place you can easily escape incase they send a “untruthful” picture!
As a member of the single male populus, I argue the “try touching the person” part. This can go unbelievably bad, I have scars to prove it.
We talking a poke to the shoulder, a rub of the shoulder, or a titty-twister?
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