Fun Facts
FUN FACTS ABOUT DATING AND RELATIONSHIPS
- The number of single people in the US today = 82 million
- The percentage of single occupant households = 25%
- The percentage of young adults that say having a good
marriage is extremely
important to them = 94%
- The time it takes for a woman to determine whether or
not she wants to see
a man again = 1 hour
- The time it takes for a man to determine whether or not
he wants to see
a woman again = 15 minutes
- The dollar figure economists claim that a happy marriage
is worth today = $115,000
- The chance of liking a date set-up by a friend = 17%
- The percentage that agree “money doesn’t buy happiness”
= 85%
- In a survey where couples were together 15 + years, most
respondents
credited the fact that they liked their partners as a person and considered
them to be their best friend
- The top 3 first date pitfalls: if any of these things
occur the likelihood of
a second date is slim. #1 – Blabbing about your ex #2 – Acting like you
are already a couple #3 – Not having an opinion about anything
- The number of dates it takes for a man to fall for
a woman = 3
- The number of dates it takes for a woman to fall for a man = can be as high as 20
Sources: US Census Bureau, National Marriage Project, American Association For Single People, David Blanchfower and Andrew Oswald Economists at the University of Warwick, Robert Lauer, PhD professor of human behavior, US International University, San Diego
