Category: OkCupid
Women Today Are Rejecting Traditional Dating Standards
OKCUPID BLOG – Feb 6 – Data proves that women are continuously gaining confidence in dating, and beyond. OkCupid discovered that only 20% of single women on the site believe that men should be the heads of their households. That's down from 30% in 2008. Additionally, single women are feeling way less obligated to maintain social standards of beauty, too. Women are ~15% more likely to ask someone they like a lot out on a date than women a decade ago. Women who send the first message on OkCupid are 2.5 times more likely to receive a response than men who do.
by Jane Reynolds
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Consumer Reports Survey: Online Dating Is Frustrating, But Produce Long-Term Results
PRWEB – Jan 11 – According to the recent Consumer Reports (CR) survey, 44% of survey respondents who tried online dating said the experience led to a serious long-term relationship or marriage. CR surveyed ~115k people. They were also asked to rate sites and apps based on overall satisfaction. OkCupid, Tinder and Grindr received marginally higher ratings than paid sites. Here is the rating result.
What Is It Like To Date While Blind?
by Alexandra E. Petri
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Online Dating Words Reveal Party Affiliation
COSMOPOLITAN – July 13 – OkCupid analyzed the words on 190K user profiles and lined them up with their political leanings and answers to dating survey questions. Conservatives post more about the outdoors and shooting ranges, and like Frank Sinatra, John Mayer, and George Strait. They're more likely to say they like all music "except rap," and love John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. Liberals more frequently write about museums, yoga, and crying, and love Kendrick Lamar and hip-hop. Conservatives interested in sex are more likely to write about steak, grilling, and write the word "firearms," while conservatives more interested in love write about Dr. Pepper and the word "guns." Liberals who want sex write the word "booze" more, while liberals who are seeking love write about avocados and vegetarian food.
Why Women Should Make The First Move
BUSINESS INSIDER – June 30 – In a recent interview on the Girlboss Radio podcast, Whitney Wolfe discussed what motivated her to found Bumble, a dating app where only women can initiate the first move. On Match.com only ~18% of emails between straight women and straight men are initiated by women. In the most recent "Singles in America" survey, ~90% of men said they're comfortable with a woman asking them out. According to a recent OkCupid study, women who make the first move can wind up with more attractive partners than women who wait for men to ask them out. That's because women generally message men who are five points more attractive than they are, while they typically receive messages from men who are seven points less attractive.
by Shana Lebowitz
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Study: Netflix And Tinder Show Unexpected Use-time Connections
PRWEB – June 28 – dscout, a research software producer, has released a report revealing the average person touches their smartphone ~2,617 times each day, or ~1M times each year. Other facts found in the report include:
- Netflix, Tinder and OkCupid shared the same times of peak usage each day.
- 87% of people used their phone between midnight and 5 a.m.
OkCupid Matching People By Their ‘Flavors’
Oyster Founder Joins Match Group As CEO Of OKCupid
OPW – May 26 – Match Group has named a new CEO of OkCupid – Elie Seidman. Mr. Seidman joins OKCupid team from BorrowersFirst.com where he served as Chief Revenue Officer for the last 9 months. Elie also co-founded Oyster, a hotel review site, in 2007. Oyster was acquired by TripAdvisor in late 2013.
Free Dating In Decline
OPW – May 25 – All three of the big old-school free dating sites were acquired by Match, and all three are in decline according to Google Trends. What do you think? Please comment.
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