True love is hard to find - for women

Among men, 51 percent have loved between two and five different people but for women this falls to just 45 percent, said the survey of 2,000 adults.

Among men, 51 percent have loved between two and five different people but for women this falls to just 45 percent, said the survey of 2,000 adults.

Published Feb 26, 2015

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London - Nearly half of Britain's women have only ever had one true love, say researchers.

But men are more easily smitten – with more than half saying they have fallen in love with up to five partners over their lifetime.

The research for ice cream makers Häagen-Dazs found that 47 percent of women and 39 percent of men have only ever had one love.

Among men, 51 percent have loved between two and five different people but for women this falls to just 45 percent, said the survey of 2,000 adults.

Three quarters of both sexes believe in true love and, happily, only 5 percent of men and 5 percent of women have never fallen in love. Most of these are under 24 and still waiting for Mr or Miss Right to come along.

Despite the rise of technology and the seemingly casual nature of relationships, the study also revealed how traditional many people still are when it comes to love.

One in three only consider their relationship to be serious when they get to meet each other's families. And one in five say it goes to that stage when one partner tells the other 'I love you'.

But only three percent think a fling becomes a relationship once they have sex.

The ice-cream giant teamed up with life coaches The School of Life to examine Britain's attitude to love.

Lucy Beresford School of Life psychotherapist said: 'It was refreshing to see that real love still exists and isn't all about physical attraction, but rather real values such as honesty.

Daily Mail

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