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Dating Survey Results of Singles in Boston
View the results of our dating survey of singles in Boston and the surrounding areas. What follows is the beginning of an ongoing survey of single people living in and around a large metropolitan area. Our objective is to sample preferences of single people in the 21st Century. We will continue to update these results and over time look for trends and changes in the attitudes and preferences of singles in Boston and beyond.
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| What do you like most about being single? |
| 1) Freedom to date anyone? |
4,888 |
22.6% |
| 2) Living Alone? |
4,045 |
18.7% |
| 3) Responsibility only to oneself? |
5,753 |
26.6% |
| 4) Financial Freedom? |
4,608 |
21.3% |
| 5) Other |
2,336 |
10.8% |
| Total Responses |
21,630 |
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| What do you like least about being single? |
| 1) Loneliness |
4,691 |
28% |
| 2) Feeling out of place at social events |
2,278 |
13.6% |
| 3) Anxiety at starting new relationships |
1,977 |
11.8% |
| 4) No time to meet other quality singles |
4,675 |
27.7% |
| 5) Other |
3,133 |
18.7% |
| Total Responses |
16,754 |
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| How do you meet other singles now? |
| 1) Clubs & Bars |
2,088 |
11.0% |
| 2) Friends |
6,510 |
34.3% |
| 3) Through work |
3,530 |
18.6% |
| 4) At singles events |
988 |
5.2% |
| 5) Dating Services |
494 |
2.6% |
| 6) By Chance |
2,543 |
13.4% |
| 7) Blind Dates |
664 |
3.5% |
| 8) Not Meeting new people |
2,164 |
11.4% |
| Total Responses |
18,981 |
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| What are you looking for in a relationship? |
| 1) Friend |
4,217 |
21.4% |
| 2) Companion |
4,670 |
23.7% |
| 3) Long Term Relationship |
5,596 |
28.4% |
| 4) Marriage |
3,765 |
19.1% |
| 5) Other |
1,458 |
7.4% |
| Total Responses |
19,706 |
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| What are the most important qualities in a person that you look for? |
| 1) Attractiveness/Chemistry |
5,194 |
20.5% |
| 2) Personality |
6,346 |
25.1% |
| 3) Professionalism |
2,932 |
11.6% |
| 4) Sense of Humor |
5,259 |
20.8% |
| 5) Emotionally available |
4,944 |
19.6% |
| 5) Other |
607 |
2.4% |
| Total Responses |
25,282 |
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| How important is it to meet someone now? |
| 1) Very important |
1,986 |
13.5% |
| 2) important |
3,516 |
23.9% |
| 3) somewhat important |
5,693 |
38.7% |
| 4) not important |
3,207 |
21.8% |
| 5) other |
310 |
2.1% |
| Total Responses |
14,712 |
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| If you are not satisfied with the quality of people or ways that you have to meet them would you consider an alternative way to meet new people? |
| Yes |
11,110 |
79.5% |
| No |
2,865 |
20.5% |
| Total Responses |
13,975 |
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