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A new study quizzed 1,500 Brits on the
do's and don'ts of dating
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It looked at various customs including
kissing, texting and sex
· The survey was commissioned by TLC's new
dating show, Undressed
After how many dates
would you kiss someone, send them a Facebook friend request or spend the night
with them?
According to a new
study exploring the dos and don'ts of dating, you shouldn't lock lips until the
second date or connect on Facebook until at least the third. And don't even
dream of jumping into bed with them before the fourth rendezvous.
The research,
commissioned by TLC’s new dating show Undressed, also suggests that men should
be the first text after a successful date and women should respond within a
quarter of an hour if keen. Half of the 1,500 Brits quizzed in the study
said it was important for their potential love interest to make contact first -
which means the other half of daters will be left disappointed.
It seems that
'playing it cool' isn't in vogue anymore either. A third of respondents said
they would text back within a quarter of an hour, with only five percent saying
they’d wait as long as two hours.
Just 23 per cent of people think
that texting back straight away is a sign of being 'too keen' with the majority
of Brits saying they are happy to get right back in contact with a love
interest.
However, when it
comes to communicating online it becomes even stickier territory.
On average, the
survey recommends that it's best to wait until some point between the third and
fourth dates before sending a Facebook friend request or following a beau on Twitter.
Jo Hemmings,
behavioral Psychologist for TLC’s Undressed, says that dating has become
increasingly difficult in the technological era, with people having to
'carefully orchestrate' what they want to say.
She continued: 'The
advance of smartphones has made dating both easier, and more difficult.
'There are countless
apps to help people find dates, but the conundrum of how soon to follow someone
on social media or get in contact opens up a new layer of pitfalls.
'Our parents may have
had nothing more complicated to worry about than when to ring a date up on the
landline, but these days there are dozens of methods of communication that all
have to be carefully orchestrated.'
Half of the survey
participants said they'd looked up a potential date online before meeting in
person, to get a feel for their personality and see more pictures - and 15 per
cent revealed they’d cancelled a date after seeing something on social media
they didn’t like.
When actually on the
date, there are countless faux pas to avoid - the worst of the lot being
talking about an ex too much, followed by poor personal hygiene.
One in ten said they
would cancel a date with someone if they talked about themselves too much in
messages.
The reasons for going
cold after a date range from the banal to the bizarre, with one respondent
admitting that they couldn’t stop staring at a date’s mole, and another saying
simply, ‘They punched my cat.’
There are countless
apps to help people find dates, but the conundrum of how soon to follow someone
on social media or get in contact opens up a new layer of pitfalls
Although the study
shows that three is the magic number when it comes to the number of dates
needed before an overnight stay, one in ten said they need more than ten
meetings to get to that point.
Clare Laycock, head
of channels at TLC & Investigation Discovery, said she hopes the survey
results will help singletons successfully navigate the dating scene.
In Undressed, which
airs on Friday at 10pm, couples strip to their underwear on their first meeting
and jump into bed.
The aim is to 'remove
all the barriers by putting daters in the situation of accelerated intimacy'.
The singletons in
search of their soulmate then spend 30 minutes together facing a supersized
screen which poses probing questions such as 'have you ever had your heart
broken?' and 'are you a good kisser?'
The participants can
demonstrate the latter if they feel attracted to their date, or do other tasks
set for them, such as giving a massage, to rapidly get to know one another.
At the end of the
date the couples face a final awkward moment where they must reveal if they
want to see their bed partner again.
A giant 'yes' or 'no'
is then flashed on the screen in front of them so any rejection can't be shied
away from.
The show has already
been a success in Italy where some contestants have been keen to embrace their
date and share a passionate kiss.
Ms Laycock said TLC
is delighted to be bringing the show to UK audiences this summer.
'I'm incredibly proud
to bring Undressed to TLC. It's a brave and beautiful new dating format that
explores whether it is possible to fall in love with a complete stranger.
'Behind the
provocative headline, at its heart are funny, adorable and sometimes awkward
connections. TLC's mission is to give the nation a boost – this show promises
to do just that.'
Mark Procter, acting
head of factual entertainment, Discovery Networks International added: 'A dark
room. A bed. A screen. Singleton strangers that undress each other on a first
date.
'It's a gloriously
simple format but an irresistibly watchable show.'
Undressed airs on Fridays
from 15 July, 10pm on TLC.
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