She continued: 'The advance of smartphones has made dating both easier, and more difficult.
她接着说："智能手机的发展使约会变得更容易也更困难."
'Our parents may have had nothing more complicated to worry about than when to ring a date up on the landline, but these days there are dozens of methods of communication that all have to be carefully orchestrated.'
"我们的父母辈需要担心的最复杂的问题不过是用固定电话定下约会日期,但如今许多沟通手段都需要精心策划."
Half of the survey participants said they'd looked up a potential date online before meeting in person, to get a feel for their personality and see more pictures - and 15 percent revealed they'd cancelled a date after seeing something on social media they didn't like.
调查参与者中的一半表示,见面之前他们会在网上搜索未来的约会对象,来感受对方的个性,以及查看对方更多的照片——15%的人透露,在社交媒体上看到自己不喜欢的东西后,他们会取消约会.
When actually on the date, there are countless faux pas to avoid - the worst of the lot being talking about an ex too much, followed by poor personal hygiene.
在实际约会时,要避免无数种失礼——最糟糕的是过多谈论前任,其次是个人卫生太差.
One in ten said they would cancel a date with someone if they talked about themselves too much in messages.
十分之一的人表示,如果对方在短信聊天时过多谈论自己,他们就会取消与对方的约会.
The reasons for going cold after a date range from the banal to the bizarre, with one respondent admitting that he couldn't stop staring at a date's mole, and another saying simply, 'They punched my cat.'
在一次约会之后关系变冷的原因各种各样,有的老套,有的离奇.其中一位受访者承认他情不自禁地盯着约会对象的痣,而另一个则说："他们用拳头揍了我的猫."
Although the study shows that three is the magic number when it comes to the number of dates needed before an overnight stay, one in ten said they need more than ten meetings to get to that point.
虽然这项研究显示,当说到一起过夜之前需要几次约会时,这个神奇的数字是三,但十分之一的人表示,要达到过夜的程度他们需要十次以上的约会.
Clare Laycock, head of channels at TLC & Investigation Discovery, said she hopes the survey results will help singletons successfully navigate the dating scene.
克莱尔•莱科克是旅游生活频道以及调查探索频道的主管,她说希望调查结果能帮助单身人士成功驾驭约会现场.
英文来源：每日邮报
