TORONTO, March 23, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian dating statistics provided by Canada's number one speed dating company 25dates.com, shows in this part two of their dating trends by season series, that daters go for gold in July and December, picking more people than at any other time of the year.
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Over 20,000 Canadian singles have taken part in the popular 25dates.com Speed Dating events over the past eight years, inspiring president Ragna Stamm'ler to delve into the fascinating wealth of statistics available to her: "We're very fortunate to have such a deep well of information on the Canadian Singles demographic, and knew it would be incredibly interesting to analyze the data."
Across the company's history, results clearly showed that December and July were the months participants picked the greatest number of people they'd like to "match" with. Says Stamm'ler, "Our best guess is that people feel more open to others in general during these two months. December is a month of goodwill and social events, and July makes sense as we find people to be more relaxed and open in Canada during the warmer months."
A typical 25dates.com speed dating event has participants meeting at a restaurant, for 25 three-minute-dates. At the end of each date, participants discreetly check "yes" or "no" next to the ID number of the person they've just met on their "match card". At the end of the night, the cards are collected, and 25dates.com tallies up who says "yes" to each other – that's called a match. "There are many dating websites online," Says Stamm'ler, "The face-to-face meeting is what sets us apart from say a free dating site or any other Internet dating site. Our clients, who are interested in all types of dating including Asian dating, Multicultural dating, Heterosexual dating, lesbian dating, gay dating etc., express time and time again that 25dates.com events are a great way to figure out quickly and efficiently whether or not they have a connection with someone." 25dates.com caters to different age groups, ranging from age 19 to 55.
Interestingly, December and July were not the months where participants get the most matches; the greatest match percentages per event happen in February and November. "It's fascinating to see that when people are at their most open and picking lots of potential partners, they aren't necessarily picking those who feel the same way about them."
With an average of 12 events per month in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver, 25dates.com shows no signs of slowing down. Says Stamm'ler, "We hear on an amazingly consistent basis about the marriages, long-term relationships and even babies being born that wouldn't have happened had it not been for 25dates.com. We'd be hard-pressed to find more rewarding work." Stamm'ler is one of those success stories herself, having met husband Aaron at a 25dates.com event; the couple just celebrated the first birthday of son Shane.
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