ABOUT DATING IN GENERAL:
• BEST DAY FOR A FIRST DATE: 35 percent think that Saturday is the best day for a first date, and 26 percent say that Friday is the best day for a first date.
WE MET THROUGH A FRIEND:
• 71 percent most trust a friend to set them up on a blind date.
• 40+ men are the most likely to trust their co-worker to set them up on a blind date.
• Women 18-29 and women 50+ are more likely to trust their family to set them up on a blind date than others.
• Coastal respondents (West Coast, East Coast) were more likely than southerners to trust a family member to set them up.
• NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN: 42 percent are at their best on a second date (unless you're from the Midwest, in which case it's the third date).
• DOING ANYTHING LATER?: 65 percent think you should make a date a few days in advance, and 27 percent think you should make the date one week in advance.
• SHE'S A KEEPER: About 50 percent of daters give people three to five dates before they decide how they feel (though West Coasters tend to judge a little quicker).
• WHEN IS IT OFFICIAL?: Men are quicker than women to consider their date to be their girlfriend/boyfriend. Especially men in their 40s. 16 percent of men vs. 8 percent of women consider their date their boyfriend/girlfriend after three to five dates. Men on the West Coast are significantly more likely than other men to have exclusivity before considering someone their boyfriend/girlfriend.



BREAKING UP:
• NOT FEELING IT: 48 percent say conflicting views of the future and 40 percent say feeling unfulfilled/in a rut would lead them to reassess their dating life and move on from a relationship.
• IT'S IN THE AIR: Daters in their 20s and 30s are more likely to reassess their dating life during the summer than older daters.
• BE SOMEONE ELSE'S VALENTINE: Younger daters are more likely to reassess their dating life on Valentine's Day (13 percent for 18-29 years old vs. 9 percent for all others).
Who daters listen to the most for advice before ending a relationship differs by age and somewhat by region:
• 48 percent say conflicting views of the future and 40 percent say feeling unfulfilled/in a rut would lead them to reassess their dating life and move on from a relationship.
• THANKS MOM: People in their 20s are more likely to listen to dating advice from family and parents.
• THANKS DOC: 20 percent of daters 50+ listen to the advice of a therapist the most before ending a relationship. Daters 50+ are least likely to listen most to the advice of friends before ending relationships.
• West Coasters are most likely to listen to the advice of friends vs. daters from other regions (62 percent of West Coasters vs. 49 percent of East Coasters, 55 percent of Midwesterners, and 54 percent of Southerners).
• SAD BIRTHDAY TO ME: 35 percent think birthdays (your own or your boyfriend's/ girlfriend's) are the worst occasion for a breakup.
• UNHAPPY HOLIDAYS: 30 percent think the December holidays are the worst time to break up.
• SUBJECT: "GOODBYE": 31 percent think an email sent to work is the worst way to break up with someone, while 27 percent think through a friend/family member is the worst way.
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