Dating site Zoosk.com recently surveyed its members in the U.S. to gather their thoughts about living the single life.
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A whopping 64% of single men say they are more productive in the workplace when they are dating someone.
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53% of single women, on the other hand, say their productivity
actually goes down or is unchanged when they are in a relationship.
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65% of single men say George Clooney has the ideal unmarried
life, while 22% pick Justin Timberlake and 13% pick Jake Gyllenhaal.
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62% of single women say Cameron Diaz is living the ultimate
unmarried life, while 21% pick Rihanna and 17% pick royal Pippa
Middleton.
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An overwhelming majority of singles (77% of women and 74% of
men) say singles are not treated the same as married people in our
society.
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85% of men and 73% of women say they feel happier when they are in a relationship.
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90% of men and 85% of women would rather have a long-term boyfriend or girlfriend than a pet.
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65% of men say they are single because they are “too picky” or
feel that “all the good ones are taken.” 59% of women feel the same way.
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17% of men and 15% of women say they are simply “too busy” with other things in their lives right now to settle down.
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11% of men and 16% of women say they are single because they are “terrified of getting close to someone.”
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7% of men and 10% of women say they are “too independent to be tied down.”
