Online Dating Guide
Afghanistan - Girls have a strict curfew of7:00 pm and boy has a curfew
of11:00 pm. Dating is rare boys and girl attend separate school.
Marriage are arranged by the parents. No online dating.
Asian
Countries - It is customary for young adult to live at home until
married. There are instances where newlywed will live with one spouse's
parents after the marriage.
Australia - Before 18 years or 19
years of age teen go out in groups. It customary for girls to ask boy
out for dates and girl will pay for dates. After the late teens boys and
girls will pair off. There are approximately 1.5 million dating online
inAustralia. Projects are that there will be an increase of 2 million by
2010. Increasing users are 50 years and older using online dating
services.
Brazil- Group dating is not common and couples tend to date for longer periods before marriage
Central
andSouth America - Teens are not allowed to date until they are 15
years old.After 15 years teen tend to date in large groups. Generally,
dating teens will attend dances or local clubs to socialize.
China-
Similar toJapan andKorea dating does not begin until twenties. Not a
country for serial dating. Marriage generally followers after one or two
people. There are a few instances of arranged marriages. There is a
stigma in Chinese society for broken marriages.June 2010China's soldiers
were not allowed to use dating online services. Online daters inChina
are expected to raise140% by 2010.
Europe- Groups
dating is common. Teens usually date in groups. Slumber parties are
common inSwitzerland andItaly attend slumber parties. These slumber
parties are attended by both boys and girls and both sleep over.
India
- In their twenties many children still live with their parents. The
marriages are arranged by the parents. The is a custom similar toIran.
Approximate divorce rate 1.1%.
Iran - Dating is against the law
in Iran. Teen boys and girls are separated until marrying age. Courtship
follows after the parents or family member introduction. Divorce rate
for those that have married with parental consent 2%.
Japan and
Korea - I found it interest, teens time is spent in academic studies.
Dating begins in college. Usually the young adult male ask for dates and
the male pays for the date.
Spain -Teens join club or group of
friends called, pandilla. Interest clubs or groups with same interests,
like cycling, skating, swimming or soccer. There is no stigma, boys or
girls can ask each other out and both split the cost of the date.
Russia
-Similar to dating inAmerica. Teens meet at dances or clubs. Where
teens may meet in shopping malls inAmerica in small Russian town teens
may meet on downtown streets or gather around fountains.
United
Kingdom -27% increase online dating site visits. 20% met their spouses
online between 19 and 25 years old. 55 years old and older are the most
active online daters.
United States - 2010 traffic to dating
sites rose 13%. 2010US 40 million used online dating sites and or social
media to met new dates. Approximately 50% of Americans know someone
that has met a date online. One in five marriages spouses found their
mate online.
Online Dating Guide