TWO hundred Limerick singletons are currently registering every month on a matchmaking service aimed at lonely hearts looking for longterm relationships.
The Elite Singles website, which aims to help its members find love, revealed that almost ten per cent of its Irish members hail from Limerick.
Women make up for 51 per cent of the site’s Limerick members and men the remaining 49 per cent. The average Limerick person using the dating site is aged 37.
And while love is the name of the game, according to a new survey from Elite Singles, frequent sex is the key to a good relationship. In a recent poll, 80 per cent of Irish members unanimously agreed that some ‘hanky panky’ was required at least several times a week.
The Irish survey also revealed women to be more impatient when it comes to waiting for sex. When asked how long they’d be prepared to wait in a new relationship, while 55 per cent of men would give their partner as much time as necessary, the same was true of just 39 per cent of women, with close to 40 per cent wanting sex within a few weeks.
Lorraine from Limerick, an Elite Singles member, confessed that when to jump into bed with a new partner would really depend on the level of connection.
“If I feel like I’ve built a level of trust with someone, I would feel ready within the first two to three weeks. But it really depends on the man and whether I feel I can trust them sharing the intimacy,” the 35-year-old from Shelbourne Avenue revealed.
“I’m divorced, so I’m definitely looking for a longterm relationship. But since joining the site in January I’ve met up with two guys and slept with one. I can’t complain!” Lorraine told the Limerick Post.
Manager of Elite Singles in Ireland, Tim Sonmez commented, “As a dating site committed first and foremost to finding our members long-term relationships, this survey is definitely interesting to us.
“The results showed how importantly people see sex as a measure of a healthy long-term relationship, and without doubt sexual intimacy is a key way to keep a relationship close in the long term.”
