Dating by the Numbers
There are over 54 million single people in the U.S. Let’s take a look at dating by the numbers.
— 50% of New York state adults are unmarried, making it the best state for single people.
— 48% of singles say they have Googled someone before the first date.
— 2% of men and 9% of women have found a relationship in a bar.
— 40 million Americans have tried online dating.
— 80% of men will date someone 5 years younger.
— 48% of breakups in on-line relationships happen via e-mail.
— 15 minutes is the average amount of time it takes to make a first impression on a man. For a woman it takes an hour.
— 12% is the chance a guy will call, if he hasn’t called in the first 24 hrs..
*Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc.
Knowing some of these should also encourage you as you look to date someone. The statistics of so few people finding someone for a relationship in a bar is yet again evidence that clubbing and drinking do not equal relationships. Also, men, it seems to take less time to decide whether to continue pursuing a woman than time needed for a woman to decide on her interest in a man. So, men, give her time to “get there” if she is interested!
So what do you think?
