Date.com Poll: 95.5% of Single Men Feel Powerful, Career Oriented Women are Better...

Date.com Poll: 95.5% of Single Men Feel Powerful, Career Oriented Women are
Better in Bed Than Stay-At-Home Moms
New Poll Results Show Single Males Love Powerful Women; Single Females Prefer
Home Life to the Boardroom

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- While Sarah Palin hit the campaign
trail as the Republican Vice President nominee, her husband Todd grabbed a
burp cloth and took on the role of Mr. Mom. When Angelina Jolie had to report
to the set of her latest film, it was Brad Pitt who was seen shuttling their
brood of six to and from play dates. Jerry O'Connell, Ben Affleck and even
Keith Urban have all put their careers on the back burner so that their wives,
Rebecca Romijn, Jennifer Garner and Nicole Kidman, could star in big budget,
multi-million dollar TV and movie productions. More and more of today's women
are climbing the corporate ladder and holding positions of power, while their
husbands pick up the slack on the home front. But how does the shifting of
gender roles affect a couples' relationship?

According to Hollywood, it leads to divorce, as evidenced by ABC's hit drama
Brothers & Sisters where leading characters Sarah Walker, the President of
Ojai Foods and former CEO of Greenotopia, split with her husband Joe Whedon,
whose profession as a music teacher was deemed unglamorous and low-paying.
With more and more women becoming CEO's and raking in six figured salaries,
and with more than 2 million stay at home Dad's in the United States, Date.com
(http://www.date.com), Matchmaker.com (http://www.matchmaker.com), and
Amor.com (http://www.amor.com), decided to poll its members to see how they
felt about marriage and gender roles.

The results were overwhelming, with 88.9% of men preferring to be in a
relationship with a corporate ladder climber who could significantly
contribute financially to the family. Meanwhile, 85.7% would be proud to be
married to a woman who was more successful then them, both in stature and
financially. Amazingly, women would much prefer to take a supporting role when
it comes to bringing money into the household. 85.8% would only work because
they don't believe a family can survive on one salary. A whopping 90.3% were
also concerned that their male partner couldn't handle it emotionally if they
were the ones to bring home the bacon.

In a new survey of thousands of male online daters nationwide, conducted in
the months of July and August 2009, we asked: Women today have it all -
they're driven, career oriented and successful at work while juggling their
responsibilities as wives and Mothers. When thinking about settling down,
getting married and starting a family, who would you rather marry, the
corporate ladder climber or a stay at home Mom?

Following are the complete results:

Corporate Ladder Climber: 88.9%

Stay at home Mom: 14.3%

We asked our male members the following: Who do you think is better in bed,
the corporate ladder climber or a stay at home Mom?

Following are the complete results:

Corporate Ladder Climber, because she's much more excited with her work and
that translates in bed: 95.5%

Stay at home Mom, because she finds her role as a homemaker extremely
fulfilling and that translates in bed: 5.0%

We also asked our male members the following: How do you feel about being in a
relationship with a woman who is more successful that you in terms of stature?

Following are the complete results:

I'd be proud to be in a relationship with a woman who is professionally more
successful than me! 85.7%

I don't want to be in a relationship with a woman who is professionally more
successful than me, it's emasculating: 10.3%

We also asked our male members the following: How do you feel about being in a
relationship with a woman who is more successful than you financially?

Following are the complete results:

I'm all for a woman who can stand on her own, it's nice to be on equal
grounds: 100%

I won't date a woman who makes more money than me, it's emasculating: 0%

In a new survey of thousands of female online daters nationwide, conducted in
the months of July and August 2009, we asked: Today's women juggle the rigors
of marriage and kids with their desire to have successful careers. Many find
it hard to do both things well. If you had a choice, would you choose to be a
stay at home Mom or have a successful career?

Following are the complete results:

As much as I'd love to be a stay a home Mom, I don't think financially a
family can survive on one salary. I'd do both but it's out of necessity as
opposed to choice: 85.8%

I'd be a stay at home Mom, I can't wait to get married and have my husband
support us financially so I can be with our kids: 33.3%

I'm extremely career oriented and would prefer to juggle both my job and my
family: 16.7%

We also asked our female members the following: Do you think Men today would
prefer to be in a relationship with someone who wants to be a stay at home Mom
or have a high-powered career?

Following are the complete results:

Stay at Home Mom - men want to be the ones to bring home the bacon, even in
today's Modern society: 83.3%

High Powered Career woman - men like to feel that their partner is
contributing to their family, especially financially: 16.7%

We also asked our female members the following: How do you feel about marrying
a guy who makes less money than you?

Following are the complete results:

I think it would be hard for the guy to be in a relationship with a woman who
makes more money, and it would cause a strain in our relationship: 90.3%

I would never marry someone who makes less money than me, I want to be taken
care of: 58.2%

I have no problem marrying a guy who makes less than me, love is love: 16.7%

We also asked our female members the following: Would you marry someone whose
job is lower in stature than yours?

Following are the complete results:

No, because I think he would be ashamed and it would cause a strain in our
relationship: 75.9%

No, I would be ashamed to be with him: 62.4%

Yes, love is love, doesn't matter what you do for a living: 13.6%

About Avalanche, LLC
Avalanche operates several leading online dating websites, including Date.com,
Matchmaker.com and Amor.com. Date.com launched on Valentine's Day 1997 and has
become one of the world's most popular dating websites. First started as a
Bulletin Board System in 1986, Matchmaker.com is the oldest online dating
site. It was acquired by Avalanche in 2006 and targets those singles seeking
serious relationships. Amor.com, launched in 2007, is a rapidly growing
destination for Hispanic singles. Avalanche hosts more than 10 million members
worldwide, with the sites adding over 100,000 members each month. Additional
information is available at http://www.date.com

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SOURCE Avalanche, LLC

Shira Zwebner, Avalanche, LLC, +1-212-721-3440, shira@date.com