Match.com Valentine's Day Survey Results

(onlinedatingmagazine.com - February 1, 2004) Match.com has released the results of a 2004 Valentines survey they conducted among 800 single adults living in the United States. Among the findings:

* Almost 1 in 5 Valentine's dates this year (18%) originated on an online dating service.

* Singles are most likely to say a romantic dinner at a restaurant is the ideal Valentine's date.

* Most singles (71%) believe men should pay for the Valentine's date.

* Women are most likely to say they would prefer "special time together" over any other Valentine's gift.

* Men are most likely to say they will give "special time together" over any other Valentine's gift.

* Twelve percent of singles would consider getting in a temporary relationship that they know isn't the right relationship for them in order to avoid being without a date on Valentine's Day. Men were more likely than women to say they would consider doing this.

* Twenty-five percent of men, and 14% of women, say they are experiencing unrequited love for someone else.