Match.com's 2011 Retrospective In Love

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  • Friday, January 06 2012 @ 09:06 am
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As 2011 comes to an end, it's time for a retrospective. We've laughed, we've cried, we've dated, and now it's time to look back on all that we've learned about life and love over the course of the last 12 months.

Thankfully, Match.com has done a lot of the hard work for us already, creating a Retrospective In Love Infographic that lays out all the most important facts and figures of 2011 in bright colors and eye-catching graphics. Check out the full version here, and the highlights below:

Match.com:

  • 1 in 3 online dates in 2011 originated on Match.com, as did 1 out of every 8 dates of any kind in the United States.

  • All in all, singles had more than 23 million conversations on Match.

Location, Location, Location:

  • 94% of New Yorkers are willing to date outside of their borough.

  • Scottsdale, AZ is the #1 place to find dates with foodie dads.

  • Yonkers, NY is the top place for dating single moms.

  • 30% of New York women consider firemen to be the sexiest profession for men.

  • The top 5 most fit cities on Match are: Boulder (CO), San Diego (CA), Denver (CO), Bridgeport (CT), Los Angeles (CA).

  • The top 5 cities for finding your perfect nerdy companion are: Sunnyvale (CA), Cambridge (MA), Somerville (MA), Berkeley (CA), Santa Clara (CA).

The Dirt on Dating:

  • 65% of women spend more than $50 preparing for a date.

  • 46% of women are ok with their dates using coupons to pay.

  • 80% of singles don't believe that their dates should end between the sheets.

  • Texting may be popular, but 80% of daters still prefer to hold conversations on the phone.

  • Forget the rules about white after Labor Day - 81% of men like women who wear white pants on a date.

  • More than half of men think that making out is appropriate on first date, compared to only 1 out of 4 women.

The Low-Down on Love:

  • 76% of singles believe that, if they marry, they will be married forever.

  • 85% of women believe that it's possible to have both love and a successful career.

  • 54% of men say they have experienced love at first sight.

  • But only 44% of women say they have experienced the same thing.

  • 35% of singles have had a one-night stand that turned into a long-term relationship.

  • 35% of men and women have fallen in love with someone they were not initially attracted to.

For more information on the dating site that created the infograph you can read our review of Match.com.