According to the increasing numbers of people using dating services, most single men and women worldwide are interested in finding someone special and broadening their resources to make it happen. The recent dating statistics shows that online dating services how help over 7 million registered users a year. 48% of men and 53% of American women have used services of various dating agencies.
What are singles looking for nowadays?
Despite the wide spread myth that men prefer skinnier women, a survey by psychologist Paul Rozin proves differently. When men were asked to indicate the body type they are most attracted to, they typically picked the average female figure.
The dating statistics shows that looks are not that important. 67% of U.S. single men and 86% of U.S. single women find that someone who smiles a lot is a bigger turn-on over someone who is physically attractive, but has no personality.
Another stereotype that has not been confirmed by recent researches is that men prefer younger women. In what could be a blow to the self-esteem of younger but less attractive women, men appear to choose prettier women even if they are older.
In a 2003 study by the AARP, 35 percent of middle-aged American women said they preferred to date younger men. According to the U.S. Census, 12 percent of marriages are between older women and younger men.
Aside from physical beauty, singles are looking for intelligence, optimistic attitudes, self-confidence, and partners who enjoy the same hobbies and/or interests they do. Similar levels of intelligence are also important. Well-matched couples generally have similar levels of education. People tend to look for partners with whom they can converse at the same level.
It is statistically proven that being in a relationship is healthier than being single. Most people seem to agree with that as 90% of the American population marries. Men who live alone are at an increased risk of dying from a variety of illnesses. Resent research shows that single men aged 45 and over are at a 23% greater risk of early death. Within this age group, men who get divorced are at a 30% greater risk.
According to the survey conducted by It's Just Lunch, an American dating agency for single