{"id":2145,"date":"2021-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtchdevimport.wpenginepowered.com\/single-news\/555\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:10:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T00:00:00","slug":"555","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtch.com\/fr\/single-news\/555\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex AND Love: Match Releases 2021 Summer of Love Survey Showing Singles Want it All This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"left\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<p>\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">DALLAS<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 13, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Match released findings from its first <b><i>Summer of Love Survey<\/i> <\/b>to get to the heart of what singles really want this summer. As things get steamier, Match surveyed ~2K of its single users on what kind of \u00ab\u00a0hot\u00a0\u00bb summer they&rsquo;re really looking to have. <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/73773\/Match_Logo.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Match logo\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/73773\/Match_Logo.jpg\" title=\"Match logo\"><br \/>\n<\/img><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Single and Ready to Mingle<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>70% <\/b>are ready to put themselves out there as much as possible this coming summer <\/li>\n<li><b>69% <\/b>feel more confident in who they are looking for after the past year <\/li>\n<li><b>40%<\/b>\u00a0feel more excited about the idea of meeting new people through dating <\/li>\n<li><b>52% <\/b>are worried potential matches won&rsquo;t be looking for a serious relationship over the next few months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Summer of Lovers?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>71% <\/b>want to be in a serious relationship this summer, while only <b>7% <\/b>don&rsquo;t <\/li>\n<li><b>65%<\/b>\u00a0are not interested in hookups or casual sex; while<b> 35% <\/b>said they are open to it <\/li>\n<li>Either way, <b>57%<\/b> of singles confirmed they want to have sex this summer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Vaccinated? That is the question <\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>46%<\/b>\u00a0agreed that once vaccinated, they will be ready to start dating IRL again <\/li>\n<li><b>56% <\/b>of people are somewhat or very concerned with a date&rsquo;s vaccination status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Heading into summer, singles are excited, feeling confident, and want it all &#8212; meaningful connections, love, and sex,\u00a0\u00bb says <span class=\"xn-person\">Rachel DeAlto<\/span>, Chief Dating Expert for Match. \u00ab\u00a0As singles are out there dating, safely, my biggest piece of advice is take your match at their word. If someone says they aren&rsquo;t interested in a relationship, believe them. So often singles think they are going to be the one to change them. Sure, it may happen in <span class=\"xn-location\">Hollywood<\/span>, but there are plenty of amazing people ready for a real relationship that you can focus on instead.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><b>Methodology <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The study is based on the attitudes and behaviors of 1,850 single Match users, ages 18-60, and was fielded <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 3-6, 2021<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p><b>About Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Match, the dating app, is available for download on iTunes and Google Play. Members can experience Match in eight languages and available in 25 countries across five continents. Founded in 1995, Match is the #1 destination for singles looking for love. Match is an operating business of Match Group (Nasdaq: MTCH) and is headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Dallas, Texas<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<\/div>\n<p>SOURCE  Match<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=DA76368&amp;Transmission_Id=202105130849PR_NEWS_USPR_____DA76368&amp;DateId=20210513\" style=\"border:0px; width:1px; height:1px;\"><br \/>\n<\/img><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DALLAS, May 13, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Match released findings from its first Summer of Love Survey to get to the heart of what singles really want this summer. As things get steamier, Match surveyed ~2K of its single users on what kind of \u00ab\u00a0hot\u00a0\u00bb summer they&rsquo;re really looking to have. 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