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Zagat Dating Survey Says Political Affiliation Big Factor
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John Del Signore
Published Feb 3, 2009
Modified Feb 3, 2009
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The new Zagat "Dating (and Dumping) Guide" was just published, and it features the results of an interesting (albeit unscientific) e-mail survey of 2,029 New Yorkers, comprised of 64% women and 36% men. And there's some bad news for lonely Republicans in this bright blue town: New Yorkers are more likely to date outside their nationality (85%), income bracket (85%), religion (82%), age group (80%), race (67%) or education level (67%) than outside their political party (65%). Other revelations include:
- 19% of New Yorkers surveyed refuse to say they love their partner unless the other one says it first.
- 27% say they've dumped someone via e-mail, 11% by voicemail, and 10% by text message.
- 2% say that when a relationship ends, they burn their ex's possessions. Another 2% say they sell the crap on eBay.
- 54% say they would not date someone outside the NYC metro area.
- 25% say they've had success meeting someone online, but only 1% say they've met someone special at the gym.
- 32% say would gladly snoop into his/her e-mail if there was absolutely no chance of getting caught. 21% would snoop in the bank statement, and 31% would read a diary.
) also includes recommendations for romantic dining and drinking options, filtered by characteristics such as Bowling & Board Games (to give you something to focus on besides each other), Brunch Spots (for the morning after), and best spots to pull the dump trigger. And there are also juicy dating horror stories like, "He told me that his fetish was amputees and if something were to happen to me I would be right up there at the top of his list."
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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