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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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