If you feel a bit daft joining an online dating website, think again, its surprising the number of people that do use such services. Take a look at some of these snippets found in places around the internet:

Married couples who met online have an average courtship period of 18.5 months. Married couples who met offline courtship period last on average 42 months. The online dating industry is now worth $4 billion worldwide. In the Year 2009, 17% of couples who married met on a website. 1 in 5 singles have had a relationship with someone they met on a website. 1 in 5 singles are currently in a committed relationship with someone they met on a website. 92% of single parents rather date other single parents.

For singles who use dating websites, 33% form a relationship, 33% do not, and 33% give up on online dating. Adult dating websites are blamed by some for causing the $1.2 billion sex industry to drop $74 million (-6%) in revenue this year 2009. 8 out of 10 single people think the first kiss is a good indication of how the rest of the relationship will be.

In the UK there are 8 million singles. In 2008 they went on 24 million "first meetings" with 69% being arranged through dating websites and social networks. Visits to dating sites in the United Kingdom grew 13%. This means there are now more than 5 million singles using UK dating websites. The gender split is 50 - 50 and 65% of daters are over 35 years old or older. In the UK, people married between the ages of 19 and 25, 20% met their spouse online. For all ages, the average is 15%. In the UK, the average internet relationship lasts 7 months. There are 15 million singles in Britain. A third are looking for love online. In the UK, singles aged 55 and older are the most active online daters. 62% have used a dating site and have gone out on an average 8.2 romantic encounters and had 2.1 long term relationships. On average 2.4 sexual partners where also found. On average a single person - male or female - will go out on 100 romantic encounters before getting married. 34% of women see a deposit on a home as a greater sign of commitment than an engagement ring. 71% of UK adults claim to have had an affair with a colleague. 40% of women think a man's education is more important than his looks.

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