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Cupid’s arrow took variety of paths for Summerlin couples

02/28/13

DATING SERVICE STRUCK GOLD FOR COUPLE

Jeff Grace, president and CEO of NetEffect, an information technology company, was a busy man whose first marriage had ended eight years before.

“I was kind of frustrated,” he said. “I was 40 years old and really wanted to be happily married and have children.”

More Men Prioritize Dating Over Work

02/25/13

Fifty percent of U.S. men versus 36 percent of women say they would choose a date over work, a survey for the specialty dating service It’s Just Lunch said.

It’s Just Lunch asked more than 4,300 U.S. single men and women a series of questions regarding how they view dating issues related to work.

Forty-one percent of the women said work and dating held near equal importance in their lives and they made time for both.

No Job? No Date for You!

02/18/13

When asked in the It’s Just Lunch survey, “Would you go out on a date with someone whom you knew was unemployed?” one-third of women responded with a flat “No.” A larger percentage (42%) gave “Maybe” as an answer with the stipulation, “I wouldn’t want to throw a lot of time into it unless they had a game plan for getting back on track.” Men were asked the same question, and roughly two-thirds said they’d be up for dating someone who was unemployed: 19% said they had no reservations whatsoever about going out with a woman without a job, and another 46% said they’d date an unemployed women but were interested in finding out how they spent their time not working.

An It’s Just Lunch spokesperson reads these numbers as an indication that “women’s old-fashioned beliefs about sex roles seem to apply,” and that men are more desirable if they have jobs and are good providers.