{"id":12848,"date":"2012-04-10T18:04:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T18:04:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:01:40","slug":"match-com-reveals-ethnicity-affects-dating-preference-and-attitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=12848","title":{"rendered":"Match.com Reveals Ethnicity Affects Dating Preference and Attitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Match.com pulled from its Singles in America survey. The study, which surveyed a representative sample of over 5,000 single women and men from across the US, revealed the following top-line findings about how a person\u2019s ethnic background is a variable in singles\u2019 dating preferences and attitudes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More African American men than any other group emphasize the importance of women having their own life and a sense of independence.<\/li>\n<li>When it comes to desirable personality traits of a potential match, Asian American men are most turned on by a woman with great social skills (69%) and a close-knit family (44%)<\/li>\n<li>36% of African American men prefer the natural look and would find it a turn-on if their date didn?t wear makeup.<\/li>\n<li>Hispanic (74%) and Asian (72%) men would be comfortable if their partner proposed marriage to them.<\/li>\n<li>A majority of African American (54%) and Hispanic (57%) men would prefer to date a career-driven woman and would find it a turn off if a potential match did not care about their career.<\/li>\n<li>African American women are most likely to date someone significantly older, with 29% saying they?ve had a committed relationship with someone 10 years or older.<\/li>\n<li>Love at first sight: Over half of all respondents from all ethnic backgrounds believe in it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Match.com\u2019s second annual Single In America Study was funded by Match.com and conducted by MarketTools in association with biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher, Chief Scientific Advisor for Match.com; sex and relationship therapist, Dr. Laura Berman; evolutionary biologist with The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, Dr. Justin R. Garcia; and the Institute for Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) at Binghamton University. The results, which include the views of a representative sample of over 5,000 US singles, gives a specific look at the relationships between Sex and Politics, Gender Roles and Romantic Expectations and is the largest and most comprehensive national study of American singles ever to be conducted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Match.com pulled from its Singles in America survey. 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