The Secret Dating World of American Singles

Georgia has the highest percentage of women who get a Brazilian wax before a big date: 24 percent.

Cali has the greatest percentage of men who met their last date through friends: 40.2 percent.

Pennsylvania has the highest percentage of guys who’ll live with a girl before marriage: 85.7 percent.

Although Alaska has the greatest number of eligible men per woman, “we’re talking a certain type of man: high testosterone, rugged, possibly aggressive,” says Helen Fisher, Ph.D., an anthropologist at Rutgers University and chief scientific adviser to match.com. “So unless you’re a daring, unconventional woman, this isn’t going to be a great scene for you.”

Texas has the most guys who won’t move in with even “the right girl” before marriage: 26 percent. Says Fisher of her own research, “Texas is the top state for traditionalists.”

Forty percent of Georgia women expect to spend nothing on a date.

Unlike the 50 states, Washington, D.C., has more young single women than men: 53 percent to 47 percent.

One out of four Ohio women asked out their last date—more than any other state.

One out of eight Boston men expect sex on the first date—the highest ratio of any city.

Fourteen percent of New York men spend five minutes or less getting ready for a first date.