An Inside Look At The Single Life – The Poll

An Inside Look

At The Single Life…

The Poll

Recent statistics released from The U.S. Census Bureau show that the divorce rate is still climbing, and the lifestyles of single men and women are changing.  The number of single mothers as heads of households increased by 30% over the last five years.  The number of single fathers raising their children alone has increased to over 2.5 million, and more singles are “jumping the broom” after a courtship of less than three months.

• More singles are marrying after only two months or less of having a romantic encounter. Out of the 800 singles polled for this survey, 12% had married someone in the past they had only known for three months or less.  All were divorced from those partners.–14% of all new brides on the West Coast met their husbands at a sporting event. More “love hookups” are being made at oil change places and supermarkets.
• 43% of the women admitted to having been involved in more than one triangle relationship.
• 42% of the men admitted to currently dating more than one woman.
  Pregnancy in single women over 35 decreased by 8% from the year before.
• 16% of the men believed that women cheat more than men.
• 11% of the women were abstaining from sex until marriage.
• 37% of men and women were currently involved in interracial dating.
• 29% of the women with children had never married. 53% of the men had children from multiple relationships.
• 15% of the women date their ex-boyfriend regularly.
• 31% of the women admitted to being in more than one triangle relationship in the past 5 years.
• 12% of women asked a man out last year and had poor results.
• 47% of the men surveyed preferred living with a woman before marriage. 17% of the women believed in living together before marriage.

Source:  The Anderson/Salem Report 2020