Shocking Facts about Dating

11. Four out of ten workplace relationships result in marriage

That's actually fantastically good odds! Though a lot of workplaces expressly prohibit flirting at work these days, and there is a good reason why: Those 6/10 that DO go bad? You still have to go to work with them the next day :(

12. On free dating sites, at least 10% of accounts are scammers

Poor, poor Manti Te'o! Keep your wits about you, ladies and gents, because there's a good chance that the attractive individual looking for love on OKCupid is not who they say they are!

13. Research shows that it takes women 14 dates to know if they're falling in love, while it only takes men 3

Let's face it: Men are creatures with short attention spans. They frequently lose interest in something quickly after getting it. The flip side is that, when they decide they like something, they get fixated on it quickly. So women, stop trying to win your man, but men, don't give up!

14. According to a recent study, people are twice as likely to find a date through friends and family than bars or clubs

Makes sense...after all, you like your friends, your friends like this other person, so there's a pretty good chance you'll like the other person, right? You can hardly even hear what the other person is saying in a bar!

15. Over 50% of all singles in America have not had a date in more than two years

Stats like this make us a little sad inside. How's this, you grab all of your single friends, we'll grab all of our single friends, and we'll set up some speed dating to knock that statistic down a little. Sound good?

16. The average person will go out on a date at least 100 dates before they finally marry

Is that why we all feel the need to move through the dating pool so quickly, because we want to crank out those one hundred dates as quick as possible? And we're guessing that time we saw our blind date and quickly fled the scene doesn't count as a date?

17. The most common time for breakups is around three to five months

Well, at least most relationships don't end too painfully! The phase immediately preceding that interval is often referred to as the "honeymoon phase," but you need to watch out once the magic and the excitement's over. Just make them a cake, like, every day until month six.

18. People are more likely to fall for one another if the location of their first date is more exciting

We love danger and excitement in our lives, no doubt, and those are the things that bond us to other people. Go salsa dancing, see a concert, or anything you think you can bond over- just don't do the boring dinner and a movie date!

19. The average person will go out on a date at least 100 dates before they finally marry

Is that why we all feel the need to move through the dating pool so quickly, because we want to crank out those one hundred dates as quick as possible? And we're guessing that time we saw our blind date and quickly fled the scene doesn't count as a date?

20. The most common time for breakups is around three to five months

Well, at least most relationships don't end too painfully! The phase immediately preceding that interval is often referred to as the "honeymoon phase," but you need to watch out once the magic and the excitement's over. Just make them a cake, like, every day until month six.