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A Shot at Love: Match Releases Vaccination Data on the U.S. Single Population
Taken from the 11th Annual Singles in America Study More Than 7 in 10 Singles are Vaxxed Following the "Slutty Summer" That Never Was Full Study Findings to
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[{"type":"text","content":"Taken from the 11th Annual Singles in America Study\n More Than 7 in 10 Singles are Vaxxed Following the \"Slutty Summer\" That Never Was\n Full Study Findings to be Released Soon, Showing a Dramatic Dating Reset Among Singles\n\n\nDALLAS, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Match released initial findings from two key themes of its forthcoming 11th annual Singles in America study. The study is the only one of its kind, an inclusive deep dive featuring a representative sample of the single population, tracking their thoughts and attitudes for more than a decade. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nWant Love? Get vaxxed. Cupid's got a new arrow in his quiver: your vaccination card. It's today's passport to romance.The newest data reveals that vaccination status-- an issue that wasn't even on the table a year ago-- has become of paramount importance to a vast majority of singles today, with 58% reporting it's the most important issue when it comes to dating a potential partner, more so even than traditional deal breakers like political affiliation (53%) or religion (43%). 73% of singles report they are vaccinated (compared to 64% of the general U.S. population) and 2 in 3 singles say they want their dating partners to be vaxxed, sending a clear message that being unvaxxed in the dating pool is a major turn-off to the majority of today's singles. \nThese findings come on the heels of a widely predicted \"Hot Vax Summer\" that failed to materialize. All singles-- men and women, young and old, straight, gay and lesbian, report low rates of intimacy or having sex and averaged only one makeout partner in the last 12 months. In fact, only 8% of singles had a one-night-stand during the pandemic, and 85% of singles report that sex is less important to them now than it was pre-pandemic. \nIn stark contrast to the idea that singles would spend the summer bed-hopping, findings from the Singles in America study show that nearly 8 in 10 singles (78%) say they are picky when considering a partner for casual sex, 2 in 3 want to wait until after the third date to have sex, and 1 in 3 don't want close physical intimacy at all within the first three dates. \n\"Want love? Get vaxxed,\" says Dr. Helen Fisher, Biological Anthropologist and Chief Scientific Advisor at Match. \"Today's singles have dramatically changed their dating priorities: 52% of singles w...