Tamir
Davis from Journalistic.org, a supporting
platform for up-and-coming journalists, sent me this fascinating
piece on activity dating. Bin off the Bar. Curtail the Club. Do
something unusual for a first date.
- Other creative first dates which resulted in second dates include: Ping Pong (81%), Bowling (65%) and Amusement Park (52%)
- 87% of those surveyed stated that activity dating would allow them to feel more comfortable when meeting someone for the first time.
- 89% of daters would also be ‘very likely’ to see someone again if their first date was creative and not cliché.
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Online dating has rapidly
become one of the most dominant ways Brits look for love – in fact
it’s the third most popular means for meeting a long-term partner,
and around half of all 18 to 34-year-olds are now using dating apps,
according to the BBC.
But
have you ever considered which types of first dates have the highest
success rates? Recent
statistics from Once.com
reported that two thirds of Brits stated that they would choose to go
to a chain restaurant on a first date, with the most popular choices
including: Frankie & Benny’s (33%),
Pizza Express (27%)
and Nando’s (25%).
But in
doing so, success rates for a second date shockingly only amount to 4
in 10 (44%).
However,
it seems Brits are moving away from conventional dating norms and
taking a new approach in the form of “activity dating”, such as
crazy golf, ping pong and rock climbing/bouldering.
To
illustrate just how popular activity-based first dates are,
Golfsupport.com surveyed more
than 1,000 British men and women between the ages of 18-35 to
discover just how inclined they are to avoid cliché date ideas, and
which activities appeal most for a first date and the chances of
securing a second date.
Golfsupport
can reveal that 85% of people who went to golf-related venues,
such as TopGolf, Junkyard Golf and Swingers, found a higher success
rate for a second date (85%) than those who stuck to the
traditional dinner date (44% as per Once).
Other
successful creative first dates which resulted in a second date
include:
- Ping Pong - 81% success rate
- Picnic – 78% success rate
- Bowling – 65% success rate
- Rock climbing – 59% success rate
- Amusement Park (Thorpe Park, Alton Towers) – 52% success rate
- Snooker/Pool – 51% success rate
- Ice-skating – 47% success rate
- Trampoline Park – 44% success rate
Respondents
also stated why they think leisure-based first dates lead to higher
success rates:
- ‘The conversation naturally flowed due to the nature of the date’ (83%)
- ‘It was a fun setting’ (74%)
- ‘It was different to my usual dating scenario’ (67%)
- ‘There weren’t any awkward silences’ (62%)
Golfsupport.com
also found that 87% of those surveyed stated that activity
dating would allow them to feel more comfortable when meeting
someone for the first time and would be more likely to go on a
first date which was creative over one that wasn’t (92%).
Not
to mention, a whopping 89% of daters responded they would also
be ‘very likely’ to accept a second date thereafter.
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