New research by
Smooch.com reveals that almost half of us are aiming for a healthier lifestyle in the New Year.
It’s that time of year again when we all evaluate our lives over the past 12 months and set ourselves goals for the year ahead. Every year members of the free dating website Smooch.com are asked what they hope to achieve in the coming year, and once again members revealed their goals for 2010.
Nearly half of the members surveyed (48%) hoped to be healthier in the new year. This rose by six percent in comparison to last year. In contrast, only 7% set themselves the goal to increase their attractiveness; this fell from the 10% in the previous year.
With the increased media exposure of issues such as obesity, binge-drinking and the effects of smoking in the past year, it is likely that people are taking note and working from the inside out.
Despite the credit crunch of 2009, only 16% of members aimed to be wealthier in the coming year. Interestingly, this also fell slightly from 18% last year. Whether people feel more comfortable in the economic climate or have simply become accustomed to it is unclear, however it appears to have had little impact on our hopes for the future.
Women were most likely to make resolutions to be more attractive and more healthy in 2010 whilst men were more likely to aim for wealth. In contrast, last year, men were more likely than women to aim for wealth and attractiveness.
Members of the free gay chat and gay dating website
ManCentral.com were asked the same question, the results were relatively comparable with that of Smooch. However, in contrast to the 7% of Smooch members, 13% of Man Central members hoped to achieve greater attractiveness through their New Year’s resolution. Similarly, whilst 16% of Smooch members aimed for wealth, 20% of Man Central members surveyed hoped to be richer.
Overall, despite gender, age and sexuality, for the members of both Smooch.com and ManCentral.com health was their main aim for 2010.
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