If you’re reading this article on your Android phone, then you’re more likely to have sex on a first date, according to new survey results released Tuesday by Match.com.
The survey was executed for the international dating site in order to look at the dating habits of single Canadian men and women of various ages across Canada.
From Oct. 13 to 15, 1,068 Canadians were surveyed on everything from whether they have dated someone in the workplace to drinking alcohol on a first date, and at the end of the survey they were asked whether they use an iPhone, Android or BlackBerry smartphone.
It turns out that users of Google’s Android phones are apparently wilder than other smartphone users. Sixty-two per cent of Android singles said they have had sex on a first date, compared to 57 per cent of iPhone users and 48 per cent of BlackBerry users.
IPhone users are more likely to wait one day to reach out after a first date, whereas Android and BlackBerry users will wait two to three days.
Kimberly Moffit, Match.com psychotherapist and relationship insider, said the survey shouldn’t be taken too seriously, but it can open a window into people’s dating habits.
“As a psychotherapist, if somebody walked into my office for a psychological assessment (I wouldn’t) take a look at their phone and say, ‘Oh, wow, you must be this or you must be that,’” said Moffit. “This is just a fun tidbit of information.”
The results from Android users (a.k.a “the seducers,” according to the survey) surprised her the most, as they are most likely (55 per cent) to have a one-night stand than other smartphone users.
“Definitely a racy crowd, those Android users,” she said.
Although the survey labelled BlackBerry users as “the drunk diallers,” they are less likely to reach out the day after a first date, have sex on a first date or visit an online dating site.
No reason was given as to why that is.
But Ottawa sex therapist Sue McGarvie said BlackBerry users tend to fit the corporate, conventional stereotype, which may explain the tardy post-date phone call (or text).
“They tend to be a little more traditional in terms of their dating approach, meaning that you would be waiting a couple of days, which, to me, is the way you handle it,” she said.
McGarvie thought the survey results were funny more than anything else.
One thing she thought the results nailed on the nose, though, was the advice that looking at your phone during a date is a definite deal-breaker.
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