Your better half is at the bar, among friends... and the Internet

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With you, bread and onion, better alone than in bad company, the lovers of Teruel, he is silly and she is silly..., there are as many sayings about love life as there are couples.

Because

someone to live with, have children, plan retirement... In short, be happy and eat partridges.

In fact, 79% of Spaniards currently have a partner -80.8% of men and 77.1% of women-.

Within these,

(83.2%) -before it is soon, later problems arise-, those who have only reached the level of primary studies (85.3%) and those who enjoy a medium-high economic level (89.1%).

It is clear that in general we like it, that we even

that provides us with the necessary vitamins to face the vicissitudes of life -a penalty between two is less atrocious, continuing with our proverb-, someone with whom to toast for good news and a shoulder to lean on when something goes wrong.

79% of Spaniards between 18 and 55 years old have a partner

more men (80.8%) than women (77.1%).

Among the 20% who declare they do not have it, that 64.8% of people between 30 and 44 years of age stand out who, wanting to find their better half, do not quite succeed.

But how to know her?

On board a plane, in a bar or nightclub, when they are introduced to you by mutual friends -this is the most common way, with 32.5% of those surveyed- or in the family environment... and in recent years it has A new way has emerged:

that, on the computer or mobile, match people looking for affinities between those who want to find their soulmate at the click of a button.

The Internet has found a partner for 19% of Spaniards who have it, and if we thought that this option was the most recurrent for the young generation, those we call digital natives, this is not the case, because those who have managed to flirt the most virtually by giving it to the key, up to 23.3%, are the tallest,

Beyond those who have found their partner through a contact website, there are those who have used them at some time.

The figure rises to 36%, being more common among men (43.7%), up to six points above women.

36% of those surveyed have ever used an app to find a partner

Of those who have tried to find their better half by clicking, about 60% feel quite or very comfortable with this method that has burst in recent years, it being remarkable once again that they are the ones who feel like fish in water linking virtually (51% vs. 38.8%).

It does not seem that this way of knowing each other is, far from it, in decline, because about 60% of those who have used it at some time have felt

Once again, it is men who enjoy this type of experience the most, 13 points above them.

If we have already found a partner -32.5% in the environment of friends and 21% in an entertainment venue-, either with the app or with the typical I'll buy you a drink, we have to see how it will go sustain this over time.

Because if the search seems difficult to some, it is better not to talk about

To begin with, both of you must agree on your life preferences.

And while

women outnumber men by four points in this romantic view of the couple.

A percentage that drops to 64.2% as age increases: those between 45 and 55 years old are more disappointed in their relationship.

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A disappointment that, among many other reasons, can come when what is most valued in the other is lost: trust (40.9%), respect (38%) and sincerity (28.6%).

In this matter, a difference is observed between men and women: if they bet on trust in the first place,

especially those between 45 and 55 years old (could it be that sometimes they have not felt respected? in your relationship?).

40.9% say that what they value most in their partner is trust

They are followed by sincerity (28.6%) and affinity (17.9%).

Other virtues are affection, intelligence, commitment, understanding and, in ninth position, satisfactory sexual relations appear (9.1%).

Sex can be another source of friction in the couple, so important that men give it a score of

numbers that go down as the years go by (goodbye passion, hello love immense).

Precisely that this does not happen, that the infatuation of the beginning continues, that the spark remains active is the most difficult thing for 25.8% of those who have a partner, 28.2% of men and five points less for them .

If we connect the dots and add how difficult it is to maintain the spark and how important sex is, we come directly to infidelity:

- men, with 19.3%, six points more than women, who remain at 13.1%-, especially those between 30 and 44 years old.

This for consummated infidelities, because then there are those imagined, or desired, or even planned but not carried out: up to 27.5% -11 points more of the infidels- have ever considered being unfaithful.

Once again, fewer women than men (84.7% compared to 77.1%).

Not all victims of infidelity find out about it, because if 16.3% confessed to having cheated on their partner, only 13.1% said they were aware of that lack of loyalty, although here the corrosive doubt arises:

There is suspicion but no confirmation.

And that 20% who do not have a partner?

Do you prefer to be alone or do you just search and search and can't find?

And if so, why?

There is a majority, 56.5%, who would like to have it, but can

a situation that occurs especially among people between 30 and 44 years old (64.8%).

More than 40% of these forced loners do not find their better half because they can

especially women (45.3%), apparently more demanding, and those between 45 and 55 years old , who have probably already experienced some disappointment.

The second cause is that it is difficult for them to relate, especially to 32.1% of those between 30 and 44 years old.

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* Reference population and geographical area: national population aged 18 to 55 years.

Information collection technique: through the Digma Dos Panel by Trust Survey.

Mixed methodology CATI telephone / online (CAWI) / RRSS.

Sample sizes: 1,300 interviews.

Selection of sample units: in the telephone interview through random household selection and application of sex and age quotas in the selection of the last unit.

In the case of the panel, proportional allocation by sex and age group has been applied.

The distribution of the sample has been proportional by Autonomous Community in both samples.

Margin of error: the absolute sampling error can be limited by +-2.77% for a confidence level of 95.5%, and in the assumption of variables with two equally distributed categories.

Fieldwork date:

from May 9 to 12, 2022. Production: Sigma Dos.

Technical direction: José Luis Rojo Gil.

Conforms to The Trust Project criteria

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