The Mid Day dating survey - Valentine Poll

The Mid Day dating survey

Mid Day asked a cross section of young professionals about their love life, their idea of commitment, their dream dates and how it should all end -- edkum filmi style, fairy tale type or simply have a fling and forget it kind.u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0

Your ideal first date involves?

27% Movie and dinner

13% Rocking night at a club

60% Just coffee and conversation
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How would you like your first date to end?

58% With a gentle goodbye peck on the cheeku00a0

27% A goodbye wave

15% A passionate smooch, and more if he/she's game
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Will you go to bed with your partner on your first date, assuming you fancy him/her and have hit it off really well?

17% Yesu00a0 83% No

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When do you consider that someone is flirting with you?

31% He/she indulges in non-intrusive touching

55% He/she makes constant eye contact, checks you out over a period of time

15% Compliments you during the conversation

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Would you drink with someone you hardly know, on your first date?

59% Yesu00a0u00a0 41% No

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Will you give your number to a stranger you like?

52% Yesu00a0u00a0 48% No

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Where are you most likely to meet a date?

a. A bar/club/discou00a0 - 20%

B. At work - 5%

C. A friend's house party - 75%

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How long do you wait after the first date, before asking someone on a second one?

a. 3 days - 41%

B. week - 59%

c. month - 0%

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How often have you approached somebody at a bar?

A. A few times - 45%

B. Never tried it - 52%

C. Pretty often - 10%

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What would you consider before giving out your number to a stranger?

A. What he/she's dressed like (attire) - 4%

B. The company he/she is withu00a0 - 41%

c. The way he/she talks - 55%

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Why do you on go on dates?

A. To find a life partner - 24%

B. To network and make new friends - 48%

C. For casual distractions - 21%

D. To get laid - 7%

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What do you classify as a good date?

A. When you can be yourself - 55%

B. When you've had a fascinating conversation with him/her; serious mental stimulation - 31%

C. When you land the opportunity for flirtatious fun - 14%

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How many dates do you think it takes, before a relationship kickstarts?

A. Two - 14%

B. Five - 21%

C. Constant dating for a month - 65%

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When was the last time you went on a date?

A. Last weekend - 34%

B. Last month - 31%

C. Last year - 27%

D. Is getting drunk with a stranger called a date? - 8%

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When was the last time you met someone remotely interesting?

A. Last month - 45%

B. Last weekend - 31%

C. Last year - 10%

D. Can't remember - 14%

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Do you need to surprise your date with gifts?

A. Yesu00a0 - 17%u00a0 B. No - 83%