Bleak relationship statistics to delight snarky singles

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It’s Valentine’s Day, and while plenty of nauseating couples are Eskimo-kissing on their way to a romantic dinner, the holiday has become a source of dread for many singles. “It’s like the whole world is doing this giant Disney song dance,” says one single friend. “And unattached people have to endure adorable commercials, romantic movie marathons on cable, and Valentine's paraphernalia taunting them every time they leave the house. It’s enough to make me want to jam a rose stem in my eye.” So in honor of singles or those who simply think Valentine’s Day is a load of hooey, here are some statistics to give you a soothing sense of schadenfreude as you watch couples skip down the street on this hearts and kisses holiday (optimists can skip this article and click here for cheery love statistics):

·      50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second and 74% of third marriages end in divorce (Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri).

·      Among women that described themselves as happy, 49% said they were unhappy with their sex lives (Self magazine survey, 2010).

·      About one out of 10 married adults — or 12 percent — say that they typically sleep alone (National Sleep Foundation).

·      Unmarried women that have been cohabitating with men for 5 years or less have a 63% increased risk of obesity (University of North Carolina study).

·      Most cheaters – a whopping 60% -- have been in a relationship for at least five years. But 18% of newlywed women and 12% of newlywed men admitted to committing infidelity within the first year of marriage (British survey, 2005).

·      Only 29 percent of women report that they’re able to achieve orgasm during sex (National Health and Social Life Survey).

·      Just a month of cohabitation decreases the quality of a couple’s relationship (Penn State study).

·      Fifteen to 20% of married couples report being in a sexless marriage (Newsweek).

·      Nearly 50% of men admit to being unfaithful at some time in their lives (MSNBC survey).

·      At least 50 percent of sexually active adults will have a genital HPV infection at some point in their lives (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

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