SuperPages.com Survey Reveals What You See Is Not Always What You’ll Get On A First Date

Honesty Is the Best Policy Considering New York Ranks #1 with Most Divorce Attorneys

DALLAS--(EON:Enhanced Online News)--Seventy-five percent of people’s behaviors change on a first date, and more than 73 percent of first dates never even make it to the second one according to a Valentine’s Day survey¹ conducted by SuperPages.com. With more than 45 percent of those surveyed considering a first date on Valentine's Day, consumers are searching for the perfect gifts, buying the prettiest flowers and making reservations at the best local restaurants. In addition to the following results, more survey results can be found online at www.SuperPages.com/survey.

“The majority of first dates never even make it to the second round, and with the anxiety and high expectations brought to a first date, it’s a wonder anyone makes it to the second date these days”

“Whether it's your first date, a blind date, or if you’re lucky enough to make it to the second date, SuperPages.com provides robust local search capabilities that allow you to plan a fun date without all the anxiety that comes with it,“ said Robyn Rose, vice president of marketing for SuperPages.com, a product of Idearc Media Corp.

Thirty-four percent of 18-20 year olds have lied about themselves, opposed to the 22 percent of 26-35 year olds. For those who aren’t honest on their first dates, consider the following cities with the most divorce attorneys according to data based on the number of divorce attorney listings on SuperPages.com yellow pages.

    Top 10 Cities with Most Divorce Attorneys
           1. New York, NY - 577
           2. Chicago, IL - 346
           3. Minneapolis, MN - 292
           4. Houston, TX - 264
           5. San Diego, CA - 264
           6. Atlanta, GA - 244
           7. Denver, CO - 216
           8. Miami, FL - 207
           9. Dallas, TX - 206
           10. Oklahoma City, OK - 193

For the 42 percent of those surveyed who are brave enough to order ribs at a Bar-B-Que restaurant on a first date, New York has the most restaurants in any cuisine over any city according to data based on the number of restaurant listings on SuperPages.com.

    Top 10 Cities with Most Restaurants
           1. New York, NY - 9,851
           2. Chicago, IL - 7,533
           3. Houston, TX - 6,149
           4. Los Angeles, CA - 5,677
           5. Brooklyn, NY - 4,645
           6. Philadelphia, PA - 4,220
           7. Dallas, TX - 3,475
           8. Atlanta, GA - 3,400
           9. San Francisco, CA - 3,247
           10. San Antonio, TX - 3,121

Three times more women than men think they should split the check evenly. Because 77 percent of males still think the male should pay for dinner, men may still believe in chivalry while women may think otherwise. On this Valentine’s Day, giving flowers on the first date may still be considered a chivalrous act. While New York likes to eat, Los Angeles outranks New York with the most florists according to SuperPages.com.

    Top 10 Cities with Most Florists
           1. Los Angeles, CA - 731
           2. New York, NY - 664
           3. Chicago, IL - 601
           4. Houston, TX - 488
           5. Brooklyn, NY - 448
           6. Miami, FL - 374
           7. Dallas, TX - 344
           8. San Francisco, CA - 324
           9. Philadelphia, PA - 317
           10. San Antonio, TX - 294

For millions of single Americans, there’s always the challenge of overcoming that very first date. According to Robin Gorman Newman, a singles’ guru and love coach whose recent book titled “How to Marry a Mensch” has garnered world-wide awareness, it is not advisable to put on an act during the first date.

“The majority of first dates never even make it to the second round, and with the anxiety and high expectations brought to a first date, it’s a wonder anyone makes it to the second date these days,” says Newman. “Just be yourself and don’t pretend to be someone you’re not.”

Newman provides singles with the following tips for a successful first date. More tips can be found online at www.SuperPages.com/survey.

DO:

• Be yourself. The best way of ensuring future dates is by being you. If you try to give a false impression by lying about your accomplishments or saying things you feel your date would like to hear, you are only condemning your hope of starting a new relationship.

• Listen attentively. This is especially valuable if you leave the date and can’t remember a single thing about what the other person said. If you listen, you’re able to gain an insight to the other person. For example, you may find out that the other person isn’t the marrying kind. Now, wouldn’t that be valuable information to have?

DON’T:

• Put your cell phone on the table. People can be offended by this, especially if you engage in phone conversations while your concentration should be focused on the other person. Put it away, and only answer it if it’s an emergency.
• Deliver a verbal resume. This is not the time to admit to all of your vulnerabilities, what you’ve accomplished over the course of five years, or where you think you’ll be in the next five years. Focus on having fun and leave something to create intrigue.

For more survey results, tips for a successful first date, and searches for local florists, gifts and restaurants for Valentine’s Day, visit SuperPages.com.

About Idearc Inc.

Idearc Inc. (NYSE:IAR) connects buyers with sellers with its multi-platform of advertising solutions including Verizon Yellow Pages and smaller-sized portable Verizon Yellow Pages Companion Directories, SuperPages.com® (www.superpages.com), SuperPages Mobile™, Solutions At Hand™ and Solutions Direct™ direct mail packages. Idearc provides sales, publishing and other related services for more than 1,200 distinct directory titles in 35 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, Idearc is the largest publisher of Hispanic directories in the United States. SuperPages.com, the expert in local search with more than 2.8 billion network searches in 2006, includes a comprehensive list of businesses in the United States – a total of more than 19 million. SuperPages Mobile provides local search functionality for wireless subscribers. For more information, visit www.idearc.com.

¹ Survey was conducted on behalf of SuperPages.com by I.Think Inc. among a nationally representative sub-sample of 500 respondents chosen randomly from their online research panel of over 1.5 million people.