Irish Wedding News
20/08/2013
One in seven adults in a long-term relationship, do not class their partner as 'the love of their life', according to a new survey.
The study, which was carried out by Siemens Festival Nights, found that 73% of those polled have 'made do' with their partner – because their 'true love' got away.
A further quarter admitted they have been in love with two people at the same time.
However, of the 2,000 people who took part of the research, 17% admitted they have met the love of their life after they got together with their long-term partner. Furthermore, 46% said they would even be prepared to leave their current partner to be with their 'true love'.
Men were also found to be more loyal to their partners than their female counterparts, with 37% claiming they would stay in the relationship for their partner's sake.
The poll by Siemens Festival Nights, which is a unique three day event showcasing three different operas, also revealed that the average person has fallen head-over-heels in love just twice in their life, and has been left heartbroken once.
An unfortunate one in 20 said they had been left heartbroken more than five times.
For 60% of those questioned, it took just 10 weeks to know that someone is Mr or Mrs Right.
When it came to falling in love, the typical adult fell in love for the first time at the age of 19 and dated four or five people before they met 'the one'.
The study also showed that for nearly 75% of the adults polled the definition of love changes as they got older.
Claire Jarvis, Director of Communications for Siemens said: "The survey highlighted some colourful revelations about people's love lives.
"The results showed it can be hard to find 'the one' and although the general perception is that women tend to fall in love more often than men, it was intriguing to see that in reality both men and women fall in love on average two times in their life.
"What is alarming is that so many people claim to be in long term relationships or even married to someone who isn't the true love of their life. And if there are people out there who are genuinely in love with two people at the same time, they must face a huge dilemma.
"Interestingly, more than half of those polled thought they have been in love on occasions but looking back don't believe it was the 'real thing.
"Although many of the adults polled said they weren't with their true love, the majority claimed to be in head over heels with their current partner, which is really encouraging."
(JP/CD)
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1 In 7 Are Not With The 'Love Of Their Life'
One in seven adults in a long-term relationship, do not class their partner as 'the love of their life', according to a new survey.
The study, which was carried out by Siemens Festival Nights, found that 73% of those polled have 'made do' with their partner – because their 'true love' got away.
A further quarter admitted they have been in love with two people at the same time.
However, of the 2,000 people who took part of the research, 17% admitted they have met the love of their life after they got together with their long-term partner. Furthermore, 46% said they would even be prepared to leave their current partner to be with their 'true love'.
Men were also found to be more loyal to their partners than their female counterparts, with 37% claiming they would stay in the relationship for their partner's sake.
The poll by Siemens Festival Nights, which is a unique three day event showcasing three different operas, also revealed that the average person has fallen head-over-heels in love just twice in their life, and has been left heartbroken once.
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An unfortunate one in 20 said they had been left heartbroken more than five times.
For 60% of those questioned, it took just 10 weeks to know that someone is Mr or Mrs Right.
When it came to falling in love, the typical adult fell in love for the first time at the age of 19 and dated four or five people before they met 'the one'.
The study also showed that for nearly 75% of the adults polled the definition of love changes as they got older.
Claire Jarvis, Director of Communications for Siemens said: "The survey highlighted some colourful revelations about people's love lives.
"The results showed it can be hard to find 'the one' and although the general perception is that women tend to fall in love more often than men, it was intriguing to see that in reality both men and women fall in love on average two times in their life.
"What is alarming is that so many people claim to be in long term relationships or even married to someone who isn't the true love of their life. And if there are people out there who are genuinely in love with two people at the same time, they must face a huge dilemma.
"Interestingly, more than half of those polled thought they have been in love on occasions but looking back don't believe it was the 'real thing.
"Although many of the adults polled said they weren't with their true love, the majority claimed to be in head over heels with their current partner, which is really encouraging."
(JP/CD)
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