Sex on first date? 55% say they have

First dates are often highly sexual, the survey found: 55% of singles reported having had sex on the first date ( 66% of men and 44% of women).

First- date sex is not just about one- night stands or hookups, says sex therapist Laura Berman of Chicago, noting that many people meet online and feel they know each other well by the “first date.” And on social media, there’s already flirting and sexual tension.

“It’s almost as if by the time they’ve had the first physical date, it might have been the equivalent of three dates. I think this online sharing has definitely escalated some of this familiarity and quickness in which people get into sexual scenarios,” she says.

The survey found that 21% of singles met the last person they dated online, the way of meeting cited most often.

Stanford researcher Michael Rosenfeld says data may be deceiving for online daters, who may meet a few new people every week and have “a lot of first dates. It could be a small portion of all first dates that end up in sex.”

Almost a quarter said they typically have sex after one, two or three dates; 25% said “when the other person is ready,” and 19% said “when we agree to an exclusive relationship.” About 13% said “when we are married.” Among other sex- related findings:

58% of singles have had a one- night stand ( 65% of men and 51% of women).

44% had not experienced infidelity; of those who had, 36% said a partner had been unfaithful, 8% had personally been unfaithful, and 13% said both were.

60% said a partner having a series of one- night stands was “more unacceptable” than a three- month affair with one person; 40% said a three- month affair was worse.