Approximately 28 Percent of Austrians are Singles
In a survey by the dating app Parship, every second single person expressed "a strong desire for companionship". This desire is stronger in men than in women (62 versus 40 percent) and stronger in younger than in older singles (18 to 39 years 68, from 60 years 29 percent).
16 Percent of Singles Have No Desire for a Partnership
The biggest wish of the respondents in the new year is to meet someone to spend a good time together (42 percent), according to the data released on Friday, which was collected by Marketagent.com. 1,533 people were surveyed, including 435 singles. 16 percent of singles have no desire for a partnership, among 18- to 29-year-olds it is only nine percent. The fear of being disappointed (28 percent), lack of hope to find a suitable counterpart (26 percent) and concern about having to give up personal needs (23 percent) are the main reasons that keep singles from realizing their partnership dreams. The most singles live in Vienna and Carinthia (33 percent), the fewest in Burgenland (23 percent).
Men More Interested in "Friends with Benefits" and "Situationship"
Alternative forms of partnership play a rather secondary role, although they are comparatively more often on the wish list of men. Every fourth man, but only seven percent of women are interested in a "friends with benefits" (friendship with sexual aspects). In addition, 20 percent of men could get excited about a "situationship" (non-committal relationship without obligations) or primarily want to live out their sexual fantasies. Only eight or five percent of women can warm up to this. Single women more often say that they have no concrete ideas and just let things happen (22 percent vs. men 16 percent).
Young Singles Desire Companionship the Most
According to these results, men struggle more often than women with shyness when initiating relationships (24 percent, women 13 percent). They also lack the courage to try something new (18 percent, women eleven percent). On the other hand, almost every third single woman confirmed that she has lost faith in finding someone suitable (men 21 percent). Every fifth admitted to having very high expectations in terms of partnership (21 percent vs. men 14 percent). Young singles therefore long for companionship the most: they want to fall in love (43 percent), commit firmly (39 percent) or just flirt a lot and have fun (22 percent). It is striking that a third of the unattached aged 18 to 29 do not know where to meet someone. "The opportunities may seem very diverse at first glance, but especially the younger singles are sometimes insecure and clueless about how to start looking for a partner," said Parship psychologist Caroline Erb.
(APA/Red)
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