Dating advice -- results from the Yahoo! Personals poll #3
#44 July 10, 2006 -- Women answered: The profile headline type most likely to catch my attention is:
- Random quirky (e.g., My dog thinks I should get out more) 52%
- About their personality (e.g., Part teddy bear, part social butterfly) 21%
- About their interests (e.g., Scuba gal needs a diving pal) 11%
- Words of wisdom (e.g., If there's no wind, row) 9%
- An invitation (e.g., Let's go fly a kite together) 9%
#43 July 10, 2006 -- Men answered: The profile headline type most likely to catch my attention is:
- Random quirky (e.g., My dog thinks I should get out more) 43%
- About their personality (e.g., Part teddy bear, part social butterfly) 22%
- About their interests (e.g., Scuba gal needs a diving pal) 17%
- An invitation (e.g., Let's go fly a kite together) 12%
- Words of wisdom (e.g., If there's no wind, row) 9%
#42 June 13, 2006 -- Women answered: If you could be in one of the following movie relationships, which one would you pick?
- Annie & Sam: "Sleepless in Seattle" 31%
- Frances & Johnny: "Dirty Dancing" 25%
- Sally & Harry: "When Harry Met Sally" 21%
- Paula & Zack: "An Officer and a Gentleman" 15%
- Diane & Lloyd: "Say Anything" 5%
- Bonnie & Clyde: "Bonnie and Clyde" 5%
- Ilsa & Rick: "Casablanca" 2%
#41 June 13, 2006 -- Men answered: If you could be in one of the following movie relationships, which one would you pick?
- Sam & Annie: "Sleepless in Seattle" 25%
- Harry & Sally: "When Harry Met Sally" 24%
- Zack & Paula: "An Officer and a Gentleman" 14%
- Rick & Ilsa: "Casablanca" 13%
- Johnny & Frances: "Dirty Dancing" 10%
- Clyde & Bonnie: "Bonnie and Clyde" 9%
- Lloyd & Diane: "Say Anything" 8%
#40 May 18, 2006 -- Women answered: "What are the most contentious areas in dating and relationships?"
- Commitment/exclusivity 38%
- Time with friends/family vs. time for us 23%
- Habits, especially bad habits 14%
- Grooming and hygiene 11%
- Who's in charge 6%
- Religion/spirituality 5%
- Spending money on one another 4%
- Politics/current events 2%
#39 May 18, 2006 -- Men answered: "What are the most contentious areas in dating and relationships?"
- Time with friends/family vs. time for us 28%
- Commitment/exclusivity 25%
- Habits, especially bad habits 17%
- Who's in charge 9%
- Grooming and hygiene 8%
- Spending money on one another 7%
- Religion/spirituality 7%
- Politics/current events 3%
#38 April 19, 2006 -- Women responded: "The first date isn't going well and you want to escape, so you:"
- Deal: Sit through it to the bitter end so as not to hurt their feelings 62%
- Smile and dash: Compliment them on something, and then say, "Sorry, we're just not a match," and leave 23%
- Get rescued: Call a friend from the restroom and have them call you back with a “dire emergency” 14%
- Scare them: Tell them you think you’ll have a beautiful future together 2%
- Ditch: Excuse yourself to go to the restroom and bolt for the door 2%
#37 April 19, 2006 -- Men responded, "The first date isn't going well and you want to escape, so you:"
- Deal: Sit through it to the bitter end so as not to hurt their feelings 70%
- Smile and dash: Compliment them on something, and then say, "Sorry, we're just not a match," and leave 21%
- Get rescued: Call a friend from the restroom and have them call you back with a “dire emergency” 6%
- Scare them: Tell them you think you’ll have a beautiful future together 3%
- Ditch: Excuse yourself to go to the restroom and bolt for the door 3%
#36 April 17, 2006 -- Crash & Burn - Pick the world's lamest pick-up line:
- Help! I've fallen for you and I can't get up. 17%
- Jeeves, fetch me my hunting clothes, I've just seen a fox. 16%
- I want to rearrange the alphabet and put U and I together. 15%
- Are you tired? Cause u been running through my mind all day. 15%
- Pass the tarter sauce, you're a great catch. 14%
- I'm cutting down on carbs, but Sugar, I'll make an exception for you. 10%
- Hand me my flip-flops 'cause you've knocked my socks off. 8% 9 votes
- You know the Power company is looking for you cuz you're so electrifying. 8%
- I hope you know CPR, cuz you take my breath away! 4%
#35 March 14, 2006 -- We asked, "You're in love, however, your family doesn't approve of the person. What should you do?" You answered:
- Involve the person in your family activities to give him/her a chance to shine. 52%
- Reevaluate the person. You may be blinded by love. 21%
- Live with it. 19%
- Convince them that the person is great. 7%
- See if one of the networks is interested in the situation for a reality series. 4%
#34 Feb. 15, 2006 -- We asked women what three factors would be more likely make them want to answer someone’s email:
- Has a descriptive profile or email that tells enough about them to interest me 22%
- Sounds like they read my profile 17%
- Writes well, uses spellcheck and good grammar 16%
- Shows a sense of humor 13%
- Sounds genuine 11%
- Has a flattering photo 7%
- Flirts but is not too sexy 6%
- Is looking for something serious 6%
- Says why we are well matched 4%
- Compliments me 3%
- Is older/taller/more successful than I am 1%
#33 Feb. 15, 2006 -- We asked men what three factors would be more likely make them want to answer someone’s email:
- Has a descriptive profile or email that tells enough about them to interest me 19%
- Sounds like they read my profile 17%
- Sounds genuine 13%
- Shows a sense of humor 12%
- Has a flattering photo 11%
- Writes well, uses spellcheck and good grammar 10%
- Flirts but is not too sexy 7%
- Says why we are well matched 6%
- Compliments me 4%
- Is older/taller/more successful than I am 1%
#32 Jan. 18, 2006 -- We asked women what they were hoping to get for Valentine's Day this year:
- Flowers 24%
- Lots of expressions of love 23%
- An invitation to a weekend getaway 13%
- From me to me, an extension on my Yahoo! Personals subscription 11%
- A card 10%
- An invitation to an event (concert, sports, etc.) 8%
- A fancy dinner 8%
- A ring or a proposal 6%
- Candy 2%
#31 Jan. 18, 2006 -- We asked men what they were planning to give for Valentine's Day this year:
- Flowers 26%
- Lots of expressions of love 16%
- A fancy dinner 15%
- From me to me, an extension on my Yahoo! Personals subscription 14%
- A card 11%
- An invitation to a weekend getaway 9%
- Candy 5%
- An invitation to an event (concert, sports, etc.) 5%
- A ring or a proposal 4%
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