AMERICANS are feeling pretty good about love, as a new CBS News/YouGov survey found that most have experienced love in their lifetime, and if they haven’t, most are feeling pretty good about their chances. CBS News/YouGov published results of a survey that asked about 1,900 Americans varying questions about their love lives in late January. Most respondents indicated they believe true love really exists, at 86 percent, while 67 percent said they themselves had experienced true love. Those who said they hadn’t experienced true love remained hopeful, with 69 percent indicating they just hadn’t found it yet. The older the respondent, the higher the likelihood they had experienced true love. Of people between the ages of 30 and 44, 65 percent said they had experienced true love, while 69 percent of people aged 45 to 64 said so they had, too. Of people over the age of 65, 75 percent said they had experienced love. However, 53 percent of respondents said only some people in their lives had found true love, with 20 percent indicating hardly any of them had. Online dating site Match.com conducted its annual Singles in America study, which revealed what Americans are looking for in a partner, with 84 percent saying they want someone they can trust and confide in and someone they can communicate their wants and needs to. Notably, only 78 percent wanted someone physically attractive in 2021, compared to 90 percent in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has not slowed down people’s search for love, as Stephanie Tong, associate professor of communication studies at Wayne State University, researched how people initiate, maintain and terminate romantic relationships through the multitude of digital platforms available. Tong found that online dating site OkCupid reported a 700 percent increase in usage since the pandemic began. Mobile dating app Tinder broke its own record for the most swipe activity in one day, at three billion swipes. (SD-Agencies) | 