Online Data And Dating Tips For Women
Here you’ll find interesting data about dating and relationships from H Plus Community, the online dating blog. Data on this page was either pulled by looking into the behavior of daters using Facebook or through surveys.




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Men’s Take On Women’s Photos:

55% of men say a woman’s profile photos are more important than what she says in her profile description
When asked what they notice in a woman’s profile photo first:

o 53% of men say eyes
o 32% of men say body
o 12% of men say hair
o 3% of men say lips

86% of men said a woman with light and natural makeup would make them click on her profile.

Dating Profile Advice – Descriptions
Dating Profile Tips

Fill out everything.

o People who fill out a display name when asked get 20% more messages than those who don’t.
o People who fill out their description get 28% more messages than those who don’t.

Highlight your positive traits

o People with the word laugh in their profile get more messages.
o People who use the word honest in their profile get more messages.
o People with the word healthy in their profile get 17% more messages.

Be careful about your word choice.

o Profiles with the word healthy get 17% more messages.
o Profiles with the word laid back get 50% fewer messages.
o Profiles with the word ambitious get 38% fewer messages.
o Profiles with the word job get 10% fewer messages.
o Profiles with the word serious get 10% fewer messages.
o Profiles with the word casual get 2% fewer messages.

Mention your education.

o People with the word college in their profile get 64% more replies to their messages.
o People with the word school in their profile get 55% more replies to their messages.
o People with the word graduated in their profile get 46% more replies to their messages.
o People with the word self-taught in their profile get 8% more replies to their messages. Dating Profile
General Dating Data & Insights
Date Ideas
Included full data set with information not pulled out below.)

Coffee or dinner dates are preferred by women of all ages.

o Women in their 20s and 30s list dinner most often when describing their ideal date.
o Women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s list coffee most often when describing their ideal date.

Going for a walk is a great idea.

o For women in their 20s walk is the 4th most mentioned word/phrase while describing their ideal date.
o For women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s walk is the 3rd most mentioned word/phrase while describing their ideal date.

Quiet and conversation were also popular descriptors while explaining what makes a great day.

o Conversation was the 3rd most mentioned word/phrase for women in their 40s, 4th most mentioned for women in their 60s, and 6th most mentioned for women in their 30s.
o Quiet was the 7th most mentioned word/phrase for women in their 60s, 8th for women in their 40s and 50s, and 15th for women in their 30s.

All women like wine.

o Women of every age group mentioned wine before beer or pub while describing their perfect date.
o Women in their 50s and 60s mentioned wine more often than those in their 20s, 30s. and 40s.

Women in their 20s and 30s like to be surprised.

o For women in their 20s surprise was the 14th most mentioned.
o For women in their 30s surprise was the 13th most mentioned.

Dating and Our Mother’s Influence

16% of people said they would break up with someone their mom didn’t like.
50% of daters want specific feedback from their moms on who they’re dating.
73% of people think their mom can sense when someone they’re dating makes them happy.
48% of men and 46% of women said their moms think shared values are the most important think to look for in a partner.
Moms value someone with a good/stable job for their daughters more than their sons.


Dating/Relationship Timelines

70% of men would disclose if they were seeing other people on the first date.
50% of men want to define the relationship as exclusive after the first few dates.
50% of both men and women want to discuss past relationships after dating after a few weeks.
56% of men want to discuss marriage after at least 6 months of dating.
52% of men never want to know their date’s number of past sexual partners.


Single Moms

Women with kids engage in 55% more deep conversations than those without children.
Women who mention kids, son, or daughter in a message have a response rate 6% higher than the average.
Women who mention son, daughter, teenager, children, or single mom in their dating profile get 4% fewer messages.


Men in General (Article has full data set with additional information not mentioned below.)

Men are looking for a woman who’s ambitious.

o For men in their 20s ambitious was the 5th most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.
o For men in their 30s ambitious was the 3rd most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.
o For men in their 40s ambitious was the 10th most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.

Men value someone with a relationship with God.

o For men in their 30s God was the 5th most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.
o For men in their 40s God was the 5th most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.
o For men 50+ God was the 5th most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.

Men put more emphasis on a woman who’s open.

o For men in their 40s open was the 4th most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.
o For men in their 30s and 50+ open was the 6th most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.
o For men in their 20s open was the 9th most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.

Men like beautiful women.

o For men in their 20s beautiful was the 7th most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.
o For men in their 30s and 40s beautiful was the 7th most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.
o For who are 50+ beautiful was the 15th most mentioned trait when describing their perfect match.