Relationship experiences by gender Germany 2018

In 2018, about 30 percent of men have had the experience of being in love with a good friend and them not liking them in the same way, compared to 21.2 percent of women. About 23.5 percent of women have ghosted someone, compared to 18.8 percent of men.

Which of the following things have happened to you?

Characteristic	Total	Women	Men
I was in love with a good friend and it was not reciprocated ("friendzone").	25.1%	21.2%	29.6%
I had sex with someone I had just met and it was not repeated ("one night stand)	24.2%	24.7%	23.6%
I was dating someone or just getting to know them and I cut off all contact without communicating about it ("ghosting")	21.3%	23.5%	18.8%
I was dating someone or just getting to know them and they cut off all contact without telling me anything ("ghosting")	19.6%	17.8%	21.6%
I had sex with a good friend on a regular basis without being in a relationship ("friends with benefits")	19.4%	20.7%	18%
Someone I was dating kept reaching out very infrequently, in a very noncommittal way ("benching")	16.2%	15.8%	16.6%
I kept noncommittally reaching out to someone I was loosely dating to make sure they were available ("benching")	14.6%	12.3%	17.2%
My partner emotionally manipulated me ("gaslighting")	13.3%	16.4%	9.8%
While I was in a relationship I kept a couple of people on the back burner so that I would have someone to fall back on in case of a break-up ("cushioning")	8.6%	7.2%	10.2%
I wanted to impress my crush/partner on social media ("Gatsbying")	7.5%	9.3%	5.4%
I had sex with other people while I was in a relationship with my partner's consent ("open relationship")	5.5%	4.1%	7%
I was in a relationship with multiple people at the same time ("polyamorous relationship")	5.4%	4.8%	6.2%

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Release date

February 2018

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

October/ November 2017

Number of respondents

5,600 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

German internet users

Supplementary notes

The results were quoted and rated representative of the population by age, gender and federal state.

The source preceded this question with the following explanation: "Currently there is a lot of discussion around different relationship trends and relationship types. Which of the following things have happened to you so far?"

The source does not provide information on the type of survey.

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