Women told: "Turn off your phone, or turn off your man"

2 months ago 21st Oct 09:29

Men on a date hate competition from a woman's mobile, says study

Paying more attention to your mobile phone than to your opposite number on a first date is one of the best ways for a woman to ensure there won't be a second date, suggests a poll of single Britons.

Men are over four times as likely as women to name such behaviour their biggest turn-off on a first date -- according to a poll of 541 singletons conducted by YouGov on behalf of Craigslist (www.craigslist.co.uk), the free classified ads website used by a growing number of Brits for internet dating.

Over a fifth (21%) of single men identified it as "the most off-putting kind of behaviour" on a first date, compared to just 5% of single women.

Why?

"Men feel a great need to perform on a date", says Andrew Marshall, a relationship therapist and author of the book, "I Love You But I'm Not IN Love With You: Seven Steps To Saving Your Relationship".

"On a date, it's as if the man's the performer and the woman's the audience. And when you go to a play or film these days, what the audience is always told is: 'switch off your mobiles'."

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