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Online dating isn’t just for the young. In fact, it’s not even mostly for the young. Match.com, one of the leading online dating services, reports that 1 in 5 of its members is 50 or older—and that demographic is the site’s fastest growing segment.
Even in the dizziest economy, one piece of financial advice holds steady: save for retirement, and start as early as you can. A recent survey found that the odds a retired adult or his or her spouse had saved money for retirement are 1 in 1.41, or 71%.
The odds a person 18 or older is currently separated from a spouse are 1 in 44.13.
Astrology remains embedded in our culture. Not only does it weave itself throughout the great works of literature, including Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Dante, it remains a part of everyday life for many Americans: 1 in 3.57 adults have consulted a horoscope to gain insight into the future.
As the college year winds down, many students are asking themselves two hard questions. How long is it really going to take to get their degree? And can they afford to keep going?
It is an issue that has grown along with handgun ownership. 1 in 8.33 adults owns a handgun and a long gun, and another 1 in 20 owns just a handgun. Concealed handgun laws vary by state, but are generally getting more permissive.
With all the big claims made by online dating sites, we might imagine that more relationships and marriages than ever were originating online. A new study claims that 1 in 5 people in a new committed relationship (including marriages) met through online dating.
From our 21st century vantage point, the States of the Union may seem solidly established, with firm borders and a pleasingly even roster of 50. But much weird underbrush underlies this seemingly stalwart forest.
The sexual revolution of the 1960s and ’70s changed a lot of attitudes. But somehow, masturbation, the least social form of sex, is still controversial, more than 60 years after the Kinsey Report and two decades after the Divinyls' hit “I Touch Myself.” Especially when it comes to women.
Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day, came to loathe the holiday that 1 in 1.19 people will plan to celebrate.
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