Men and Dating

Dating perceptions of men in Switzerland

50% of survey complete.

Why this survey?

As a successful matchmaker and dating coach, Trea Tijmens has met thousands of single women all over Switzerland and noticed that they believed certain myths around men and their dating habits such as “men only want…”, men never …” men don’t like women who ….” Etc. etc.
Therefore, Trea decided to conduct a Swiss wide survey to give men a chance to share their real perceptions, and respond directly to questions that women ask her.
The survey will be conducted through personal interviews as well as online.

There are no wrong answers and your responses should reflect your opinion, perceptions and personality. ....therefore please respond honestly. Please rest assured that this survey is completely confidential and your name will not appear in any of the results.

This is your opportunity to let women know what is really important to you when it comes to dating!

Thank you again for participating in this survey

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1. Current status: Are you.....

Single

Separated

Divorced

Widowed

In a relationship

Married

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2. What is your age?

25 to 34

35 to 40

41 to 44

45 to 50

51 to 54

55 to 60

61 or more

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3. Out of all these elements, what FIRST attracts you to a woman?

Smile

Hands

Hair

Breasts

Legs

Eyes

Face

Feet

Clothes

Aura

Clothes/Dress style

Overall body shape

Other (please specify)

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4. Do you feel comfortable approaching a woman?

Yes, because.......

No, because.............

Because (please specify)

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5. How many "new" women do you approach and interact with on an average in a week?

15 or more

10 to 14

5 to 9

1 to 4

1 or less

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6. Beyond the immediate first impression, what are your criteria for being attracted to a woman?
You may select multiple answers

Laugh

Self Confidence

Conversation

Manners

Academic achievements

Personality

Professional achievements

Other (please specify)

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7. What do you think of a woman who smiles at you and says hello?

Welcome it

Encouraged by it

Comfortable with it

Suspicious

Wary

Woman must be desperate

Neutral

Other (please specify)

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8. Name a few characteristics about a date that lead you to classify her as your potential "Girlfriend" as opposed to "One-night-stand"

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9. How do you prefer your date to be dressed?

Smart casual (jeans and shirt/top + jacket)

Dress and heels

Business suit

Other (please specify)

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10. My biggest fear about dating is........

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11. What do you feel is the most challenging/stressful part of dating?

Understanding where I can meet single women

Approaching her

Asking her out for the first time

Going on the first date

Getting the relationship going

Keeping the relationship going

Other (please specify)

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12. I would date a woman.....who

	True	False
Lives/works more than an hour away from my home/work	Lives/works more than an hour away from my home/work True	Lives/works more than an hour away from my home/work False
Is taller than me	Is taller than me True	Is taller than me False
Is of a different culture	Is of a different culture True	Is of a different culture False
Is of a different ethnicity	Is of a different ethnicity True	Is of a different ethnicity False
Is older than me	Is older than me True	Is older than me False

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13. Of the characteristics listed below, which do you consider important and not important in a date?

	Important	Not important
Attractive (physically)	Attractive (physically) Important	Attractive (physically) Not important
Well dressed	Well dressed Important	Well dressed Not important
Intellectual	Intellectual Important	Intellectual Not important
Sporty	Sporty Important	Sporty Not important
Ambitious	Ambitious Important	Ambitious Not important
Appreciates family	Appreciates family Important	Appreciates family Not important
Warm	Warm Important	Warm Not important
Good sense of humor	Good sense of humor Important	Good sense of humor Not important
Positive attitude	Positive attitude Important	Positive attitude Not important
Has strong opinions	Has strong opinions Important	Has strong opinions Not important
Feminine	Feminine Important	Feminine Not important
Flirtatious	Flirtatious Important	Flirtatious Not important
Professionally successful	Professionally successful Important	Professionally successful Not important

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14. Which of the following are turn-offs for you in a first date?
You may select multiple answers

smoking

drinking too much alcohol

smelling bad

bad manners

being late

answering phone calls during date

looks not up to expectation

too intellectual

too talkative

Other (please specify)

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15. Who should pay for dinner on the first date?

The man

Split the bill equally

Each pay his/her own

The woman

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16. How do you feel about women who have sex on first dates?
You may select multiple answers

great

great & I will see her again

great but I would not consider her as potential life partner

negative - does not correspond with my values

negative - I would lose respect for her

I would not have sex on a first date

Other (please specify)

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17. Name a trigger that will drive you to want to see your date again?

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18. Which of the following situations after a first date has applied to you?

....ask for her number, say you will call her - and you do

....say you would like to see her again and try to set up the next date before saying goodbye

....ask for her number, say you will call her - and you don't

....say thank you for the date and wish her well (but that you do not want to see her again)

....give her a fake number if she wants to see you again and you do not.

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19. Of the criteria listed below, which do you consider important in your life partner?

	Important	Not important
Beautiful	Beautiful Important	Beautiful Not important
Open	Open Important	Open Not important
Intellectual	Intellectual Important	Intellectual Not important
Sporty	Sporty Important	Sporty Not important
Ambitious	Ambitious Important	Ambitious Not important
Appreciates a Family	Appreciates a Family Important	Appreciates a Family Not important
Direct	Direct Important	Direct Not important
Generous	Generous Important	Generous Not important
Loving	Loving Important	Loving Not important
Good sense of humor	Good sense of humor Important	Good sense of humor Not important
Optimistic	Optimistic Important	Optimistic Not important
Opinionated	Opinionated Important	Opinionated Not important
Feminine	Feminine Important	Feminine Not important
Financially independent	Financially independent Important	Financially independent Not important

Other (please specify)

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20. I am interested in:

A date

Free consultation with date coach, Trea Tijmens

Information about upcoming dating seminars, such as "What Women Want"

Results of this survey

None of the above

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21. Your name:

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22. Your email address (not required):

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23. Do you have any friends who would participate in our survey? How may we contact them?

Name Friend 1

Email Friend 1

Name Friend 2

Email Friend 2

Name Friend 3

Email Friend 3

Name Friend 4

Email Friend 4

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1. Current status: Are you.....

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2. What is your age?

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3. Out of all these elements, what FIRST attracts you to a woman?

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4. Do you feel comfortable approaching a woman?

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5. How many "new" women do you approach and interact with on an average in a week?

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6. Beyond the immediate first impression, what are your criteria for being attracted to a woman?You may select multiple answers

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7. What do you think of a woman who smiles at you and says hello?

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8. Name a few characteristics about a date that lead you to classify her as your potential "Girlfriend" as opposed to "One-night-stand"

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9. How do you prefer your date to be dressed?

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10. My biggest fear about dating is........

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11. What do you feel is the most challenging/stressful part of dating?

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12. I would date a woman.....who

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13. Of the characteristics listed below, which do you consider important and not important in a date?

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14. Which of the following are turn-offs for you in a first date? You may select multiple answers

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15. Who should pay for dinner on the first date?

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16. How do you feel about women who have sex on first dates?You may select multiple answers

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17. Name a trigger that will drive you to want to see your date again?

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18. Which of the following situations after a first date has applied to you?

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19. Of the criteria listed below, which do you consider important in your life partner?

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20. I am interested in:

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21. Your name:

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22. Your email address (not required):

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23. Do you have any friends who would participate in our survey? How may we contact them?

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24. Comments/Remarks/Questions about the survey, about women or about dating?This is your opportunity to let us know or ask!

6. Beyond the immediate first impression, what are your criteria for being attracted to a woman?
You may select multiple answers

14. Which of the following are turn-offs for you in a first date?
You may select multiple answers

16. How do you feel about women who have sex on first dates?
You may select multiple answers

24. Comments/Remarks/Questions about the survey, about women or about dating?
This is your opportunity to let us know or ask!