Women More Likely To Judge Partners Based On Their Cell Phones 

If you have long been baffled as to why you can't seem to get past a first date, the answer may just have emerged - your phone.

A study has found that women were 92% more likely than men to judge a potential partner negatively for having an older phone model. Phone compatibility is seemingly important: iPhone users are 21 times more likely to be turned off by their date having an Android phone, but Android users are less judgy about those with iPhones.

Even a cracked phone screen could hinder your chances of finding love -14% of singles would judge someone for having a shattered screen. Understandably , 75% of people would be turned off if their date answered their phone with no explanation, but 41% even think it's rude if you took your phone to the loo.

The findings emerged from Match's seventh annual Singles in America report, which surveyed over 5,500 adults between the ages of 18 and 70. The survey drew some interesting conclusions about millennials. As a generation, we're 51% more likely than our parents to have no interest in sex, but 90% more likely than baby boomers to have had sex without even going on a date, which 48% of us have done.

Millennials are 40% likely to believe a strong emotional connection will lead to better sex. Millennials are 125% more likely to admit they're addicted to dating than older generations. The study also confirmed that feminism was well and truly present in the modern dating arena. About 71% of men revealed they found it attractive when a woman offered to split the bill, but 65% think we do so just to be polite.

The reasons women offer to pay were varied: 47% try to pay at least their half to assert their independence or be polite, but 74% admit they offer to pay because they don't want to feel they owe their date anything, be that a kiss, second date or anything more. The majority of men also like dating feminists, with 59% believing feminism “has changed the dating rules for the better.“

Female entrepreneurs emerged as the top turn-on for single men this year. Despite this, it's still men who take the lead: 29% of women initiate the first kiss and 23% initiate sex for the first time.

The Independent