Dating Facts and Stats

1 40 million Americans use online dating services.
2. 44% of the adult American population is single.
3. On average, there are 86 single men to every 100 single women in America.
4. 50% of New York state adults are unmarried, making it the best state for single people.
5. 51% percent of single people surveyed say that flattery is the best way to attract someone while dating.
6. You have 15 minutes to make a first impression - if you're a woman, that is. If you're a man, you have a little more cushion. Women usually take about an hour to decide if you're going to have a second date.
7. #1 relationship argument is over money - according to a poll by the University of Denver.
8. Only 2% of men find relationships from a barstool. This number only goes up to 9% for women. So, get down off that barstool, and try your luck somewhere else, such as online, or through a network of friends, where 63% of married couples claim to have found their mates, according to the book Sex in America: A Definitive Survey by Robert T. Michael.