Statistics

Most people would say women cry more than men, and they would be right. The reason behind this according to Psychologist Associate Professor Joseph Ciarrochi is, women experience more emotions than men. Women tend to also cry in more situations, like from feeling insecure, to peer pressure. 65 percent of the time when a women is weeping, it will turn into full blown sobbing. A full crying session for a women lasts on average 6 minutes, were with men it lasts on average for 2. Women also cry between 30 and 64 times a year. This is much higher than men who shed tears only about 6 times a year. If you separate the sensitive men out, they do cry more often at 17 times a year.

One interesting thing to note about crying between the genders is, before puberty hits each sex cry's about the same number of times a year.

For the full story, visit The Daily Telegraph.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found that from December 2007 till June 2009, employment of married people fell 3.1 percentage points, while people who are single, employment fell 4.8 percentage points. By August of this year the jobless rate for singles was 13.5 percent while married people was at 6.3 percent.

Experts explain that there are several factors that support the difference in the unemployment rate. Single people tend to have less work experience and education than married people. These traits are more valued to employers during a recession. Someone who is also married will more likely take a lower paid job to support their family than someone who is single and thinks the job is beneath them. Single men and women are also able to move back to their parents home more easily to save on rent if things become tight due to lack of employment.

According to a poll from the People Media Network of dating sites, they found on average 52 percent of singles find no advantage to being single and rather have a partner. This leaves 48 percent of singles finding some advantage to having a "still looking" relationship status. In comparison, 33 percent of people polled said that being able to do what you want to do is the main advantage of being single, while 7 percent said living alone. 4 percent of singles said they like being single because they can date, and the same percentage said they like it because they can choose how to spend their money.

This poll ran on 13 of People Media's dating sites in the month of August and the first part of September. 27,000 members took part in the poll.

To find out more about People Media's most popular dating sites, read our review of BlackPeopleMeet.com and our review of SeniorPeopleMett.com.

With the popularity of weight shows like "The Biggest Loser" and the dating show "More to Love", Date.com during the months of July and August asked thousands of men if they preferred to date women who are thin or women who have a few extra pounds. In a surprising result, 85 percent of men preferred to date a heavier women. 80 percent of the men who liked heavier women said the reason for this was heavier women appreciate the attention a man would give them more and that heavier women are also less bitchy than thin women (their words not mine). The funny thing is, in a similar survey for women, Date.com found that 90% of women thought heavier women would have a harder time dating because men can't see beyond a few extra pounds.

View the press release for more results from the survey by men and women and to find out more about the dating site, read our review of Date.com.

Black State has an interesting article on interracial dating which is based on statistics from the 2008 U.S census results. In 2008, in the United States:

Black men married

• 4,190,000 Black women.
• 310,000 White women.
• 39,700 Asian women.

For a total of 4,539,700 marriages. This is 7.1% of all marriages.

White men married

• 55,399,200 White women.
• 713,000 Asian women.
• 137,000 Black women.

For a total of 56,249,200 marriages. This is 88.2% of all marriages.

Asian men married

• 2,790,000 Asian women.
• 193,000 White women.
• 8400 Black women.

For a total of 2,991,400 marriages. This is 4.7% of all marriages.

In total there was 63.8 million marriages in America last year.

According to Wikipedia of the 300 million or so Americans in 2006:

• 73.6 percent or 220.8 million are White.
• 13.5 percent or 40.5 million are Black.
• 6.4 percent or 19.2 million are "some other race". This was a non standard category in the U.S. Census.
• 4.4 percent or 13.1 million are Asian.
• 2 percent or 6.1 million are Multiracial
• 0.8 percent or 2.4 million are Natives.

The marriage statistics are 2 years newer than the other data but are close enough for us to do some rather simple comparisons. From the marriage statistics you can see Black, White and Asian all married within their own race the majority of time. As far as different ethnic groups are concerned, it looks like White men appear to prefer Asian women over Black women. White men married Asian woman 5 times more often than Black women even though there are 3 times as many Black Americans. This also appears to be true for Asian men since only just over 4 percent of their marriages to other ethnic groups was to Black Americans.

For more information on some of these trends, visit BlackState.com and for a dating site that specializes in Interracial dating, read our review of Interracial Match.

We found information on a poll which looked at how money and the recession plays into relationships of younger adults. 1000 men and women from the ages of 18 to 34 participated in the poll. Here are some of the question that were asked to women:

If you were on the fence about dating someone, would you more likely go out with them if he made a lot of money?

• 59 percent of women said yes. Part of the reason this percentage is so high is, scientists suggest that women may be hard-wired to find a man who can provide for their offspring.

Do you use what a man is wearing as an indicator of their success and resources?

• 74 percent of woman said yes.

Would you tell your friends and family if your boyfriend was unemployed or under-employed?

• 62 percent said no.

If your boy friend was unemployed or under-employed would you down play your own accomplishments?

• 73 percent said yes.

For the men, here are some of the question that were asked:

Do you earn less than your girlfriend?

• 28 percent said yes. A third of these men said they still paid for most things.

Would you tell your friends and family if your girlfriend was unemployed or under-employed?

• 42 percent said they would not tell anybody.

For the full story, read CBS News.