PRESS RELEASE – Aug 19 – Parship
is now offering its gay service on a global scale: from now on,
gay men and lesbians around the world can go on a worldwide search for a
suitable partner by visiting gay-parship.com. The site is now available in nine
languages. FULL ARTICLE @ PARSHIP.DE
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British Singles Play The Waiting Game
PRESS RELEASE – Aug 13 - Over two thirds of UK singles will take the
active initiative of going online dating over the next 12 months, but
they are not looking for a quick fix: they have patience and are
prepared to wait a while to meet their ideal partner, according to a new
survey by Parship. 75% of the UK’s 15M singles haven’t had any type of
relationship in more than 18 months, while over half (52%) have not had
anyone special in their life for more than three years. (39%) – the
highest proportion in Europe – don’t expect to meet a potential partner
within the next two years; this makes a startling comparison with single
people in Denmark, the most optimistic group in Europe, 82% of whom
believe that the next two years will bring true love. FULL ARTICLE @ RESPONSE SOURCE
Marriage Or Cohabitation?
PRESS RELEASE – June 29 - There are an estimated 15M singles now living
in Britain of which half (51% or 7.65M) are looking for a long
term-relationship; 17% would prefer a casual relationship and 28% are
not looking for a relationship at all. However, according to a new
survey by PARSHIP, unlike their European counterparts who would choose
an unformalised long-term relationship over marriage (across Europe an
average of 35% favour a long-term relationship and 17% a marital
commitment) – UK singles would go for wedding rings (29%) rather than
simple cohabitation (24%). FULL ARTICLE @ RESPONSE SOURCE
Love At First Sight: Is It The Beginning Of The End?
PARSHIP – Apr 21 - Men who believe in ‘love at first sight’ and ‘instant chemistry’ are three times more prone to infidelity in their next relationship than men who take at least two weeks to fall in love, according to a new report by Parship. For the majority of single people – 75% of men and 80% of women – it takes at least five dates over several weeks to decide if they want to start a relationship. This survey indicates that there is a close relationship between infidelity and impulsiveness. Of the 22% of men who admitted to infidelity, 67% confessed to two or more affairs, while 14% had been unfaithful on at least ten different occasions. Of the 20% of women who admitted to a previous indiscretion in a relationship, the majority (60%) said they had been unfaithful just once, with 22% admitting to twice and 16% to three times or more. Just 5% admitted to being unfaithful on at least ten separate occasions.
Mark Brooks: Chemistry and love are very different. Chemistry is more sexual and pheromone based. You can have chemistry with someone, but not be compatible. The likes of eHarmony, PerfectMatch, Chemistry and Parship aim to help people find out if their values and characters are compatible for long term harmony. On the other hand, couples may be compatible, but not have 'chemistry.' Meaning, they may not have a physical and pheromone attraction when they meet for a first date. It happens all the time. Couples get on well online, and then the first date bombs because they don't feel attracted. The chances of two people feeling attracted on a first date will increase if they have a chance to talk and get to know each another before they meet. However, if they share too much, it can be detrimental for the first meeting. People need to know the basics about each other. According to Professor Dan Ariely of Duke University (and MIT) The 'halo effect' kicks in. Singles tend to cast ideals onto the person they're about to meet which improves their openness and chances of having chemistry. Its good for them to have some areas of mystery. A key value that dating sites offer is helping singles cover the 'showstopper questions' before meeting. i.e. do they have kids, smoke, drink, want to get married, have more kids. Along with their religion, political sway, and general sexual preferences.
The Science Of Online Dating
TIMES ONLINE – Apr 11 - Relationship science is an increasingly respectable field of academic study. Dr Gian Gonzaga and his team at the eHarmony Labs promises to match its customers using its patented 29 dimensions of compatibility, including sexual passion, anger management, appearance, intellect, obstreperousness, spirituality and emotional health. Other dating sites also employ complex algorithms based on psychometric testing, such as PerfectMatch, Chemistry, Plentyoffish, True, Parship and Matchaffinity. They all like to dismiss each other’s compatibility models. Plentyoffish, for example, thinks people should be matched on their differences. The exception is OKCupid, which is strongly against psychometric testing because, according to Sam Yagan, one of the Harvard mathematicians who founded it, “eHarmony’s patronising belief is that they know what’s best and you need help. We believe you know what you’re looking for and put the power in the user’s hands”. The industry analyst Mark Brooks sees psychological testing as an important part of their increasing credibility and market growth. “Internet dating services will get amazing,” he says. “The science will develop.” Brooks believes personality profiling is the future of matchmaking, and agrees with the eHarmony line: “People don’t know what they want. They need help.” FULL ARTICLE @ TIMES ONLINE
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Parship Is The Number 1 Dating Site In Europe
PRESS RELEASE – Apr 7 - Recent surveys carried out by Nielsen and the industry association Bitkom show that online dating services are continuing to boom. With sales totalling EUR 56M in 2009 (up 6%), Parship, Germany's and Europe's leading online matchmaking agency, is head and shoulders above the competition. The company now operates in 14 countries and has roughly 200 employees on its books. Parship currently has just under 10M registered members.
Internet Dating Industry Weekly News March 2nd, 2010
This is the news for February 23rd through March 2nd, 2010. Here is the news we covered:
- PlentyofFish continues to grow rapidly
- Match.com to acquire Singlesnet
- German online dating market booming
- Smartdate.com raises 2.2 million Euros
- Australians suffer heavy losses to online fraud
- Weopia.com launches new virtual dating service
- HerWay.com partners with HonestyOnline
- Maryland Bill proposes tight restrictions
- Harvard Professor Michael Norton to speak at iDate L.A.
Online Dating In Germany Is Booming
HORIZONT.NET –
Feb 24 – According to Nielsen 7,5 Million German Internet users visited
at least one dating site in January 2010. Parship, Elitepartner,
Friendscout24 overall counted for 16,4% of active Internet users in
Germany. In the last year, dating sites spent 107M Eur for advertising.
FriendScount24 which spent 39.8M Eur had 1.1M unique visitors in
January 2010 followed by ElitePartner with 893 unique visitors and
FlirtCafe with 809 unique visitors. FULL ARTICLE @ HORIZONT.NET
In Cougar Territory, Cubs Take The Lead
NY TIMES – Nov 14 - A recent study by British online dating service Parship, said 20% of men in their 20s and 22% of men in their 30s would date an older woman. Over the last year, Amber Soletti, a founder of OnSpeedDating.com, has been playing host monthly to “Cougar/Boy Toy” speed-dating events. Ms. Soletti said the lure for the men is that older women are more sophisticated and more sexually experienced. Barry A. Farber, a psychotherapist said “dating an older woman may free the man from the pressures of the ‘baby hunger’ that a relationship with a younger woman might bring.” An older woman, he added, “may well take him more seriously than a woman his own age and will overlook the relatively small flaws.” FULL ARTICLE @ NY TIMES
Internet Dating Industry Weekly News Oct 29th, 2009 – 6 mins
This is the news for the week of October 23rd through October 29th, 2009. We hope you enjoy the new weekly news format. Here is the news we covered for this week:
- Match.com 3Q Quarter Earnings
- EasyDate makes Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list in the U.K.
- FriendFinder may look to sell some of its sites
- Latest European online dating rankings from comScore and Nielsen