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SweetRing: 60% of Singles Want to Fall in Love

Public servants are out, men in the IT sector are in
Has the number of Facebook friends become a mate selection criteria?
SweetRing
2017-02-15 11:58 2615

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- With Valentine's Day coming just a few days after the end of the Lunar New Year holiday this year, singles are sending a clear message: they no longer want to remain single. A recent survey conducted by SweetRing, a marriage-oriented matchmaking app, revealed that their matchmaking app traffic has grown 60 percent from a year earlier.

According to an analysis of the dating scene in Malaysia, government workers were previously the most sought-after potential lifelong partners. However, the recent survey showed that women of Chinese extraction in Malaysia most want to marry IT specialists and technicians. In terms of age, many women are now seeking a man younger than themselves as a mate, while 62 percent of the men said they are willing to date an older woman. Notably, for the first time, the number of Facebook friends is considered a mate selection criteria. Men with 300 to 500 Facebook friends give women the greatest sense of security and a more favorable impression.

The SweetRing survey found that Chinese women in Malaysia no longer consider the "iron rice bowl" (a lifelong secure job) as one of the criteria. Instead, men specializing in IT have become the first choice due to the rise of the new internet industry. In terms of age, both men and women are willing to accept the woman being older than the man. Men are willing to accept women up to 4 years older than themselves, while women are now considering men up to 6 years younger. In addition to jobs and age, the potential mate's star sign has now entered the list of selection criteria. Men have a preference for tying the knot with women born under the Libra sign, while women express a preference for the humorous and clever Aries men.

Source: SweetRing
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