38% of People Have Become Friends with Someone They Initially Dated

Valentine’s Day is next week, and since it’s a Friday night . . . 61% of single people say they’d go out for a FIRST DATE on Valentine’s Day.

It could lead to a relationship . . . or just a new “buddy.”

There’s a new poll out on the DATING EXPERIENCES people have had, and 80% of Americans say they’ve been on a “wonderful date” at some point.  And 50% have been through a “terrible date.”

44% of people have tried a double date.

38% of people have become “platonic friends” with someone they initially met by going on a date with them.

Another 38% have agreed to go on a date with someone they weren’t attracted to.

35% have had sex on a first date.

29% have gone on a blind date.

25% have been stood up on a date.

17% have stood SOMEONE ELSE up on a date.

And 6% of people have tried SPEED DATING.

If you’re at a loss for what to do on a date, the most popular options are:

Going out to dinner or lunch at a restaurant . . . watching a movie at home . . . eating a meal at home . . . going to a park . . . going to the beach . . . going on a road trip . . . watching a sunrise or sunset . . . or stargazing.

People seem to be cooling on going to see a movie at a theater . . . going to an amusement park or fair . . . and going bowling.

And people are NOT interested in taking an art class as a date . . . fishing . . . wine-tasting . . .  and going to a sporting event.  Hitting up a haunted house is also becoming less popular, although it’s February, so doing the haunted house thing NOW is a little weird and creepy.

(YouGov)