Study, 70% of people in relationships started as friends

[Quixote1818]

Stumbled upon this on Facebook and found it interesting as I was friends first with my wife. This is kind of a striking statistic especially with the stigma now attached to the "friend-zone". Not sure if I am buying it. Maybe the friend-zone is the place to be? How did most people on DU met their significant other?

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Nearly 70 percent of romances may begin as friendships, new research suggests.
Only 18 percent of people reported they intentionally became friends with their now-partner due to romantic attraction.
People reported that online dating and blind dates were two of the worst ways to meet a potential partner.

Snip: To be exact, the researchers estimated that 68 percent of romantic relationships start from friendship. This is based on self-report data from seven separate studies in which 1,897 people were asked to respond to the following question:

“What was your relationship with your partner before you became romantically involved?” (a) friends; (b) a friend of a friend; (c) acquaintances; (d) worked together; (e) had never met before (strangers); (f) other.


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	Dated first
	3 (27%)
	Friends first
	6 (55%)
	Other, explane
	2 (18%)
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[mike_c]

1. my partner and I were absolute besties for years

We met at fifteen. I even couched surfed with she and her ex on and off for a couple years, back in our misspent twenties. Our friendship didn't become romantic until we both found ourselves single in our fifties. She is still the best friend I've ever had.

[Quixote1818]

2. That's a wonderful story! :) nt