What Relationship Type is sought after most?

I checked our latest poll results this morning for: What type of relationship are you looking for when you use online dating?

As of April 16, 2007 we have collect 211 votes (after about 1 month running this poll). I was generally surprised with the results. We virtually had a 3 way tie between the relationship types of "Friends", "Intimacy/Physical" and "Long-term Relationship". With "Long-term Relationship" edging out the other 2 types, receiving 55 votes (26%). "Friends" and "Intimacy/Physical" both received 53 votes (25%). Next came the "Dating" relationship type with 27 votes (12.8%) and then finally "Marriage" with 23 votes (10.9%).

I was surprised that the "Dating" relationship type received almost half as many votes as any of the top 3, especially the "Friends" type. I would have expected the "Dating" and "Friends" results to be reversed. I always assumed that people looking for friends would use sites such as My Space or Face Book. This is obviously not completely true as nearly a quarter of the people using online dating services are looking just for friends. Maybe they like the better search options and more controlled environment of a dating sites compared to other types of services.