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40 million Americans use online dating services. That's about 40% of the adult American single population.
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44% of the adult American population is single. That's over 100 million people.
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On average, there are 86 single men to every 100 single women in America. So, the odds are slightly in favor of men finding a mate.
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50% of New York state adults are unmarried, making it the best state for single people.
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Washington, D.C. has a 70% single rate, making it the best area (although not a state) for single people.
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51% percent of single people surveyed say that flattery is the best way to attract someone.
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25% also say to use touching as a way to flirt is very effective,
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Single people surveyed say that flattery is the best way to attract someone.
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23% of single people say that the best way to let someone know you're interested in them is the old schoolyard method of passing word through a friend.
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Profiles with photos get over twice as many responses. Profiles with photos get over twice as many emails as profiles without them.
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If you are a woman, you have 15 minutes to make a first impression on a man.
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If you're a man, you have about an hour to make a first impression.
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#1 relationship argument is over money
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48% of breakups in online relationships occur thru email.
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Only 2% of men find relationships from a barstool. This number only goes up to 9% for women.
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63% of married couples claim to have found their mates through a network of friends.
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1 in 8: the chance a women has for a 2nd date if she has not heard from him within 24 hours of their first date.
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17% - the chance of liking a date set up by a friend.
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88% of women find money to be very important in a relationship.
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60% of women and 64% of men don't talk about politics on a first date.
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52% of singles feel they are too busy to meet other singles.
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76% of women date men that are at least 5 years older than them
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80% of men date women that are at least 5 years younger than them.
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53% of singles find a great smile the most attractive feature.
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43% of singles have Googled someone on the internet before a first date.
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