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<p>Match.com released its annual Singles in America study, and it has fascinating insights into what it means to be, well, a single in America.</p><p><span style="font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">Dr. Helen Fisher and Dr. Justin R. Garcia <a href="https://www.singlesinamerica.com/#INFO">studied over 5,000 singles</a> all across America the beautiful (and smart and funny). It covered five major topics: Young Singles, Women, Love, Dating, and Sex. </span></p><p>Here are the most interesting and surprising takeaways.</p><h2>Who said romance was dead? 63% of millennials and 70% of Gen Z want to &quot;find romantic love.&quot;</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="It&#39;s probably because we all grew up with &quot;Love, Actually.&quot;" data-attribution="Universal Pictures" data-attribution-url="" height="346" onload="typeof google==='object'&amp;&amp;google.aft&amp;&amp;google.aft(this)" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2013/12/love_actually_andrew_lincoln/lead_large.jpg" width="615" /></div> <figcaption>It&#39;s probably because we all grew up with &quot;Love, Actually.&quot;</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Universal Pictures</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Only 11% of Gen Z and Millennials say that they date casually.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Image result for euphoria" data-attribution="HBO" data-attribution-url="" data-iml="1564686561678" height="336" onload="typeof google==='object'&amp;&amp;google.aft&amp;&amp;google.aft(this)" src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/euphoria-1-2000.jpg?w=2000&amp;h=1125" width="597" /></div> <figcaption>Are you saying that &quot;Euphoria&quot;...isn&#39;t realistic?</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">HBO</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><h2>One third of millennials say that their financial situation has held them back while dating.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Image result for help me i'm poor" data-attribution="Apatow Productions" data-attribution-url="" data-iml="1564686708718" height="336" onload="typeof google==='object'&amp;&amp;google.aft&amp;&amp;google.aft(this)" src="https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/uploads/projects/183109.jpg?1487269544" width="597" /></div> <figcaption>The top 1% goes on 99% of the dates.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Apatow Productions</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Send nudes? 38% of young people have sent naked photos, and 52% have received them.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Giphy" data-attribution-url="" height="366" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2019-08-01-at-31518-pm-pNhGgk.png" width="494" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>According to the study, only 19% of women message first on dating apps (!!!). 75% of men say that they are cool with being approached first.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Image result for don draper meme" data-attribution="AMC" data-attribution-url="" data-iml="1564687814445" height="398" onload="typeof google==='object'&amp;&amp;google.aft&amp;&amp;google.aft(this)" src="https://i.imgflip.com/m3jd5.jpg?a434472" width="597" /></div> <figcaption>The other 25% are Don Draper.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">AMC</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>The average straight person, male or female, has 5 sexual partners in their lifetime.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Image result for barney how i met your mother" data-attribution="CBS" data-attribution-url="" data-iml="1564687984968" height="336" onload="typeof google==='object'&amp;&amp;google.aft&amp;&amp;google.aft(this)" src="https://mondrian.mashable.com/uploads%252Fstory%252Fthumbnail%252F33741%252F32d05a63-4b0c-4f57-b7ad-bfdbeb7a1722.jpg%252F950x534.jpg?signature=-WhC4Lyevz0asMRcQ2a0FrfhkSA=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com" width="597" /></div> <figcaption>That is not the case for neither Barney Stinson nor Neil Patrick Harris.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">CBS</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Half of all singles have created online dating profiles.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Half empty or half full?" data-attribution="Shutterstock" data-attribution-url="" height="680" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/shutterstock1067926880-V6w1cT.jpg" width="1000" /></div> <figcaption>Half empty or half full?</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Shutterstock</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>57% of single men and 61% of single women say that they &quot;carefully evaluate&quot; a profile rather than just swipe through it.</h2><p> </p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Dating sites are the one place on the internet where you should actually read the comments." data-attribution="Shutterstock" data-attribution-url="" height="667" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/shutterstock604158938-PDTulu.jpg" width="1000" /></div> <figcaption>Dating sites are the one place on the internet where you should actually read the comments.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Shutterstock</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Only 35% of respondents said that they&#39;ve been ghosted.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Image result for charlie brown ghost" data-attribution="CBS" data-attribution-url="" data-iml="1564688740250" height="336" onload="typeof google==='object'&amp;&amp;google.aft&amp;&amp;google.aft(this)" src="http://tracysmorris.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image4.jpg" width="500" /></div> <figcaption>That seems like a little.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">CBS</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>51% of men say that they have been acting differently because of the #MeToo movement, while 14% of overall singles say that the movement has made dating more challenging.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Somebody tell Fox News that discussing consent hasn&#39;t torn at the fabric of the family." data-attribution="Shutterstock" height="3000" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/shutterstock782759239-ohjf1B.jpg" width="5400" /></div> <figcaption>Somebody tell Fox News that discussing consent hasn&#39;t torn at the fabric of the family.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Shutterstock</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>49% of single people &quot;want to achieve happiness with themselves before they begin to date.&quot;</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Related image" data-attribution="HBO" data-attribution-url="" data-iml="1564689055375" height="569" onload="typeof google==='object'&amp;&amp;google.aft&amp;&amp;google.aft(this)" src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b7/5e/47/b75e47a892657aaf2e204f5dde7a42cc.jpg" width="511" /></div> <figcaption>Samantha said it best.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">HBO</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>39% of singles say that they have fallen in love with somebody they weren&#39;t initially attracted to.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Related image" data-attribution="Lionsgate" data-attribution-url="" data-iml="1564689192099" height="301" onload="typeof google==='object'&amp;&amp;google.aft&amp;&amp;google.aft(this)" src="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/films/2019/05/01/TELEMMGLPICT000195620279_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqM37qcIWR9CtrqmiMdQVx7FeuRWHqxttz6g6cLMUiWoQ.jpeg?imwidth=450" width="480" /></div> <figcaption>That explains every Seth Rogen movie.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Lionsgate</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>The United States of Breakups:</h2><p>The state with the most breakups per person, with a whopping 8, is <strong>New Hampshire.</strong></p><p> </p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Well that explains the state motto." data-attribution="Shutterstock" height="667" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/shutterstock372683074-aWTlJ7.jpg" width="1000" /></div> <figcaption>Well that explains the state motto.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Shutterstock</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The cities with the most breakups per person are <strong>Washington D.C. </strong>with 7 heartbreaks and <strong>Austin, Texas</strong> with 5.</p><h2><span style="font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">Read all the findings (with fancier graphics) over at the </span><a href="https://www.singlesinamerica.com/#SEX1" style="font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">Singles in America website.</a></h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

New Hampshire has the most breakups, and other takeaways from the 2019 'Singles in America' study.

Match.com released its annual Singles in America study, and it has fascinating insights into what it means to be, well, a single in America.Dr. Helen Fisher and Dr. Justin R. Garcia studied over 5,000 singles all across America the beautiful (and smart and funny). It covered five major topics: Young Singles, Women, Love, Dating, and Sex. Here are the most interesting and surprising takeaways.Who said romance was dead? 63% of millennials and 70% of Gen Z want to &quot;find romantic love.&quot; It&#39;s probably because we all grew up with &quot;Love, Actually.&quot; Universal PicturesOnly 11% of Gen Z and Millennials say that they date casually. Are you saying that &quot;Euphoria&quot;...isn&#39;t realistic? HBO One third of millennials say that their financial situation has held them back while dating. The top 1% goes on 99% of the dates. Apatow ProductionsSend nudes? 38% of young people have sent naked photos, and 52% have received them.GiphyAccording to the study, only 19% of women message first on dating apps (!!!). 75% of men say that they are cool with being approached first. The other 25% are Don Draper. AMCThe average straight person, male or female, has 5 sexual partners in their lifetime. That is not the case for neither Barney Stinson nor Neil Patrick Harris. CBSHalf of all singles have created online dating profiles. Half empty or half full? Shutterstock57% of single men and 61% of single women say that they &quot;carefully evaluate&quot; a profile rather than just swipe through it.  Dating sites are the one place on the internet where you should actually read the comments. ShutterstockOnly 35% of respondents said that they&#39;ve been ghosted. That seems like a little. CBS51% of men say that they have been acting differently because of the #MeToo movement, while 14% of overall singles say that the movement has made dating more challenging. Somebody tell Fox News that discussing consent hasn&#39;t torn at the fabric of the family. Shutterstock49% of single people &quot;want to achieve happiness with themselves before they begin to date.&quot; Samantha said it best. HBO39% of singles say that they have fallen in love with somebody they weren&#39;t initially attracted to. That explains every Seth Rogen movie. LionsgateThe United States of Breakups:The state with the most breakups per person, with a whopping 8, is New Hampshire.  Well that explains the state motto. ShutterstockThe cities with the most breakups per person are Washington D.C. with 7 heartbreaks and Austin, Texas with 5.Read all the findings (with fancier graphics) over at the Singles in America website.

Match.com released its annual Singles in America study, and it has fascinating insights into what it means to be, well, a single in America.  Dr. Helen Fisher and Dr. Justin R. Garcia studied over 5,000 singles all across America the...