by the numbers
Number of first dates (as of March 12, 2013): 19
Date I joined OkCupid: December 2, 2013
Occasions I’ve run into a woman who I’ve met through OkCupid while I was on a date with a different woman from OkCupid: 1
Shortest first date: 2 hours
Mean first date length: 4.7 hours
Percentage of women I met that I asked on second dates: 79%
Of those I asked for a second date, percentage that didn’t want to meet again: 26%
Oldest: 32 years old
Median first date length: 3.5 hours
Total second dates so far: 11
Greatest number of women I’ve been actively seeing simultaneously: 6
Blondes: 10
Youngest: 21 years old
Percentage of women I’ve met who’ve spent time in the two developing countries I’ve studied in: 42%
Of those that have been to the same developing countries, percentage I wanted a second date with: 87%
Longest first date: 17 hours
Mean Age of my dates: 24 years old
Coffee, Alcohol, or Dinner on a first date: 11 coffee/tea shops, 6 bars, 2 dinners
Women I’ve sent initial messages to through OkCupid: 46
Of those I contacted, the percentage that replied: 37%
Of those who replied to me, the percentage I ended up going out with: 82%
Median Age of my dates: 23 years old
Women who have sent me initial messages through OkCupid: 28
Of those that contacted me, the percentage I replied to: 21%
Of those I replied to, the percentage I ended up going out with: 50%
Percentage of first dates that started in one venue and ended somewhere else: 37%
Redheads: 3
Percentage of first dates that went poorly: 0%
Percentage that were mediocre: 5.2%
Percentage that were enjoyable or better: 94.8%
Highest number of total dates I’ve had with a woman I’m no longer actively seeing: 6
Longest consecutive streak of days featuring dates: 5
