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On free dating sites, at least 10% of new accounts are from scammers.

Couples usually wait until six to eight dates before they are willing to enter into an exclusive relationship.

The most common time for breakups is around three to five months.

In a survey conducted by MSNBC.com and Elle magazine, more than 31% of men said they dumped an overweight partner compared to 12% of women.

Women who post a photo on Internet dating sites receive twice as many email messages as women who don’t. The same study found that men who reported incomes higher than $250,000 received 156% more email than those with $50,000.

The online dating industry generates $1.8 billion per year.

In the online dating world, women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone “fat.” According to Ann Rule, about 3% of men are psychopaths, of which only a tiny percentage are serial killers.

Studies show that before a man even speaks a word, the way he stands (whether he is slouching or not) counts for over 80% of a woman’s first impression.

When a man first approaches a woman, she will base 55% of her initial impression of him on his appearance and body language, 38% on his style of speaking, and 7% on what he actually says.

Sounds about right as averages go..........

Here is some info for 2010.


o Married couples who met online have an average courtship period of 18.5 months. Married couples who met offline courtship period last on average 42 months.

o The Better Business Bureau in the US said in 2009 they received 2,660 compaints about dating services. In 2005 they received 824 and only 126 in 2004.

o The online dating industry is now worth $4 billion worldwide.

o In 2010 it is estimated that Craigslist will earn $122 million with $88 to $99 million being profit. The Adult Services listings make up 30 percent of the revenue.

o In the last year 17% of couples who married met on a dating site.

o 1 in 5 singles have dated someone they met on a dating site.

o 1 in 5 singles are currently in a committed relationship with someone they met on a dating site.

o There is an estimated 22.6 million single Catholics in the U.S.

o The top 3 religions where both the man and the woman in a married couple are from the same religion are: Hindus (90%), Mormons (83%), and Catholics (78%)

o In 1960, 88% of men aged 35-44 were married, for women it was 87%. By 2007 this percentage had fallen to 69% for men and 72% for women.

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* Women who marry a younger men suffer from a 20% increase in mortality rates, when compared to marrying someone with a similar age."

More stats here.

Now that is a sobering thought!

This whole thread has some very interesting stats, but the one about women's mortality with a younger man is really interesting.

The other day somebody posted stats about fraud occuring on dating sites and a lot of them are perpetrated by the sites themselves, not the scammers with assumed profiles.

Wouldn't surprise me.