Online Dating Statistics
Online dating has arrived in a big way. Meeting someone in the real world is not easy or simple. The kind of person you can hope to meet in reality is determined by the lifestyle you lead and the work you do. So, if you’re stuck in a small office eight hours a day, it’s safe to say that your chances of meeting someone to hangout with are limited. Why not get into a virtual world where the possibilities are endless and the chance of them extending to the real world is bright? According to recent statistics, there are over seven million people registered with online dating sites.
Men and women alike find online dating sites a safe and convenient way to strike up a conversation with strangers you would otherwise not come into contact with. Statistics show that 53% of women in America and 48% of the men use online dating services. What are they looking for? Well, an opportunity to connect with a stranger. So you get people looking for anything ranging from love to friendship to only a one-night stand.
One question that comes up time and again is how to be successful with online dating. Do you have to be young and attractive, smart and funny or rich and powerful? Well, thanks to the law of averages, very few are blessed with all these attributes. And even the ones who possess all these sometimes strike out. So if you have not struck gold yet and are wondering whether you are ever going to get lucky, this may interest you: Statistics prove that looks are not very significant. In the US, 86% of the single women and 67% of the males said that they would prefer to be with someone with personality instead of someone who is exceptionally attractive with no personality.
If you’re wondering whether you’re too young or too old to sign up with an online dating site, these figures might help you decide. According to the MRI’s Spring 2007 Survey of the American Consumer, people in the age group of 18 to 34 form 50% of the online dating pool. Not to be left behind, those falling in the 35-44 age bracket comprise about 24% of the melting pot. 15.7% of the people come from the 45-54 age bracket followed by 11% aged 55 and above. So, age is really a non-issue. If you pick the right site, you have a reasonable chance of dating someone no matter what your age is.
The worst fear of online dating is meeting frauds and creeps. There are a lot of liars online perhaps because anonymity is easier to achieve over the internet as compared to the real world. The top three lies told by singles on online dating sites are related to age, weight and income. This is because people have a natural inclination to want to be younger, thinner and wealthier. And the internet is the only place that they can turn their hopes into reality. But if you are clever you will know how to probe to distinguish the genuine singles from the fakes.
If you are still skeptical about online dating and think that the bar is a better place to run into your prospective partner, here’s an eye-opener. Only 2% of men and 9% of women have actually been able to get into a relationship that started out at a bar. So considering this, it’s safe to say that the probability of finding love online is higher than the local bar.
