Dating / Relationship Statistics

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• Number of Americans who use online dating services: 40 million

• Percent of the adult American population that is single: 44%

• Ratio of single men to single women in America: 86 to 100

• Percent of New York state adults that are unmarried: 50%

• Percent of Washington D.C. adults that are unmarried: 70%

• State with the lowest ratio of single people (Idaho): 40% single

• Percent of single people surveyed said that flattery is the best way to attract someone: 51%

• Percent of single people that say touching as a way to flirt and is very effective: 25%

• Percent of single people that say the best way to let someone know you’re interested in them is by passing word through a friend: 23%

• Average amount of time to make a first impression on a man: 15 minutes

• Average amount of time to make a first impression on a woman: 1 hour

• The number one relationship argument: Money

• Percent of breakups in online relationships that happen by email: 48%

• Percent of women who find relationships at a bar: 9%

• Percent of men who find relationships at a bar: 2%

• Percent of married couples who said they found their mates through a friend: 63%

• Percent chance after a first date a guy will call if he hasn’t called within 24 hours: 12%

• The chance that some will like a date set up by a friend: 17%

• Percent of women who find money to be very important in a relationship: 88%

• Percent of singles that feel they are too busy to meet other singles: 52%

• Percent of women that date men that are at least 5 years older than them: 76%

• Percent of men that date women that are at least 5 years younger than them: 80%

• Percent of singles that find a great smile the most attractive feature: 53%

• Percent of singles that have Googled someone on the internet before a first date: 43%