Britain's Singles Now Prefer Slow Dating

PR NEWSWIRE -- Jan 16 -- In 2008, Britain's 8m active singles went on 18m first dates. 68% of these resulted from initial contact via the Internet. Introductions through friends accounted for 13% of all first dates, first dates resulting from chance encounters in bars 5%, while first dates with work colleagues represented just 4%. Each first date now lasts an average of 4 hours and 18 minutes, but the build-up to each date occupies over 12 hours of each person's time. FULL ARTICLE @ PR NEWSWIRE