In order to have a successful date, the majority, more precisely 69 percent, of Swedes who are actively dating choose to deliberately avoid certain specific topics of conversation on the first date – this is shown by a new survey conducted by Veria on behalf of Match.
News24 has listed the most turn-on, and sometimes forbidden, things you can do on a date according to participants.
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Ideally, you avoid talking about ex-partners, politics or personal finances. Other topics of conversation Swedes avoid on a first date are religion and football – but also sports in general.
When it comes to sex and intimacy, it is more women (31 percent) who avoid talking about the subject, compared to men (24 percent).
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Most common turn-offs among Swedes who date
But there are also topics that Swedish singles actively experience can be downright repulsive to bring up on a first date.
Here are the ten most triggering things you can do on a date according to Swedes who date, the survey reveals:
About the survey:
Verian has collected 1,108 online responses from singles, including 630 responses from active singles (who are dating or open to dating), via the randomly recruited Sifo panel during the period 20-27 May 2024. The results have been weighted retrospectively by gender, age and geographic region to reflect the target population as a whole.
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