This is how Germany loves: interesting results of a study

What do we actually expect in love? What qualities do German singles value, and what does it really mean when men don't get in touch promptly after a date? The singles portal "ElitePartner" asked these and hundreds of other questions to a total of 11,868 people in Germany aged between 18 and 69. We have compiled the funniest, most interesting and also most surprising figures, data and facts from the large study here.

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This is how Germany loves - about relationships, singles, attractiveness and dating

And we think so: It's really amazing what you can find out about yourself, your neighbors and friends ...

This is how Germany loves: Relationships

Happy together: 84 percent of couples in Germany are happy. Pssst: Men tend to be slightly happier in a relationship.

Next one please! 21 percent of German men quickly look for a new partner after a relationship.

It'sthe length that counts: 56% of couples in Germany have been together with their partner for more than ten years. Not bad!

Change trees: 6 percent of couples are not into eternal fidelity and live in a so-called open relationship - where you are allowed to have sex with others.

What we want: A relationship with my soulmate - say 64 percent of women surveyed.

Emotional attachment: This increases enormously for couples after the birth of their child. Just over 70 percent of men then find their partner even more attractive. How nice!

We are choosy: 59% of single German women would only get involved with a man if everything really fits. Half-baked or compromises? Not with us!

This is how Germany loves: Singles

Singles on the rise? 31% of Germans across all age groups are single. And another 31 percent of them have been living alone for more than five years.

Prefer to be alone: 59 percent of all single people are really happy with their single life.

Career types: 41% of younger academics say that they are too focused on their career to meet someone. 56 percent of them also don't want to compromise and have high expectations.

The longer, the happier: 72% of long-term singles are fine with living alone. These are the ones who have been single for 10 years or more. And: after five years of being single, satisfaction goes uphill.

Would you like a little more? 24% of people under 30 have had a "friendship plus", i.e. regular sex with good friends. Well, it's practical.

This is how Germans feel about sex. Source: iStock

This is how Germany loves sex

Try out more: 26% want more sexual openness from their partner.

"Let's talk about sex": 56% of Germans are open with their partner about their sexual desires. After all!

Almost a highlight: 47% of German couples say: "I can live out most of my sexual fantasies in my relationship."

Looking over the edge: 16% of men in a relationship have cheated and slept with another woman. That's twice as many as the female respondents.

Real love: sex as a sign of great love? Only 45 percent of men and women in Germany believe that sex makes them feel loved.

Thinkingof others: Ex with you during sex? No problem in the imagination - 31% of men and 20% of women have imagined another person during sex.

Satisfied without: Fact - 50 percent of German couples have no problem going without sex and would be satisfied with their relationship without it at all

This is how Germany loves: Attractiveness

Good manners: 88 percent like it when a man has good manners. Appropriate manners are actually the most important character trait in men.

Love of animals is popular: 62% of women love men who are good with animals. We believe that immediately!

Appearance and inner values: 59 percent of German women consider the appearance of their future husband to be important. And: 39 percent of men are all about inner values.

Feelings over practice: 78 percent of women want a partner who can talk about their feelings. This makes you attractive and is more important to us than technical skills.

Having fun: 89% want one thing above all else: fun. For both men and women, humor is one of the most attractive qualities in a potential partner.

Cooking skills are sexy: 52% of women and 55% of men think it's great to be cooked for and pampered by a potential partner.

The old role model: It may not be obsolete, but only 26% of women still find it really attractive if a man knows his way around taxes and finances. Empathy is required from us.

This is how Germany loves dating

Gentlemen in demand: 66 percent of women expect a man to behave like a gentleman. So: always hold the door open!

Successful date? 68 percent of men get in touch promptly (!) after a date if they liked it. So: If he doesn't get in touch, he simply doesn't want to.

Pays the bill ...: 47 percent ask the woman out on the first date. Quite classic. But: More and more singles under 30 are open to splitting the bill. Emancipation is working.

"I'll google you": One in three singles actually research the other person online before a date. This applies to both men and women.

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