Singles want friendship, not sex
May 4th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANISydney, May 4 (ANI): A survey on nearly 150,000 romantic hopefuls has found that when looking for love, friendship is their number one priority, while sex was not thought to be that important.
The survey, by online dating website eHarmony.com.au, revealed that friendship and chemistry came in as the top two most popular relationship ideals among all age groups, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
Both genders placed friendship and chemistry as the two most important qualities, and while women placed more importance on kindness men did not.
Partners’ ability to communicate is seen as more important by women than men, and men placed more importance on enjoying physical closeness than women.
Where quality in a partner was concerned, both genders listed ten most sought after qualities.
1. Friendship between me and my partner2. Chemistry between me and my partner3. Enjoying the way I feel around my partner4. Having my partner be open with me about feelings5. My partner’s personality6. My partner’s kindness7. Romantic attraction I feel for my partner8. Being able to easily talk about personal problems with my partner9. Enjoying physical closeness with my partner10. Being able to discuss with my partner how I am feeling towards him/her
They also listed the top five least important qualities.1. Knowing that my spouse is usually to blame when things go wrong2. Importance of match’s income3. Importance of match’s religion4. Importance of match’s education5. Importance of match’s height (ANI)
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