What people really want from relationships
It’s not income or looks that’s important when it comes to looking for a long-term relationships but how willing a person is to share the household duties, reveals an RSVP survey.
The online dating site annual “Date of the Nation report 2015” surveyed more than 3,300 people of all age groups to find the most important factors people considered when evaluating a partner for long-term potential.
Domestic chores like cleaning the loo and taking the rubbish out ranked in at number one with 77 per cent of single over 60s rating it as important. The survey also found that sex rates equally as much as intelligence, while having the same morals is as important as a sense of humour.
“It’s not surprising that personality, sense of humour, morals, manners, shared interests, sexual chemistry and intelligence make up the top factors that singles consider when evaluating someone’s long-term potential,” said John Aiken, RSVP’s relationship psychologist.
“It is interesting to see that willingness to share domestic duties is the next most important factor for relationship success, ranking above many others including outlook on kids, career aspirations, religious beliefs, income or ethnic background.”
Here’s the full list of the most important factors that singles look for in relationships:
- Personality – 88 per cent
- Morals – 86 per cent
- Sense of humour – 86 per cent
- Manners – 84 per cent
- Shared interests – 82 per cent
- Sexual chemistry – 77 per cent
- Intelligence – 77 per cent
- Willingness to share household duties – 69 per cent
- Age – 67 per cent
- Similar outlook on kids – 66 per cent
- Social skills – 65 per cent
- Looks – 62 per cent
- Body Type – 53 per cent
- Career Aspirations – 46 per cent
- Fashion sense – 39 per cent
- Religious beliefs – 37 per cent
- Income – 37 per cent
- Ethnic background – 34 per cent