Is there true love? The vast majority of Americans believe this, and most say that they have experienced true love at some point in their lives, most of them men and women. But finding true love is not easy: One in five Americans believe that most people around them have found true love, and many who have experienced it - especially women. - They say it's different from what they expected.
But for those who have not experienced true love, there is reason to be optimistic: Americans are more likely to experience true love at the age they are, and most do not think it is. Because they have not yet found true love. Not because they think there is no true love.
While almost all Americans believe in true love, the percentage of those who say they have experienced it is slightly lower. Eighty-six percent of Americans believe there is true love, while 67 percent say they have experienced it themselves.
The vast majority of both men and women say they have experienced it themselves, although women (69%) are slightly more likely to say that they have experienced it than men (64%).
But once you find true love, it may not be exactly what you expected. Half of those who say they have found true love at some point in their lives also say it was different from what they expected. This is more likely to be true for women than for men.
Adolescents have the most difficulty finding true love - more than half of adults under the age of 30 say they have experienced it. But perseverance can pay off over time: Older Americans are more likely to say they've experienced true love in their lives, including three in four seniors aged 65 and over.
The vast majority of married Americans now say they have experienced true love (although 15% say they have not). Most Americans who are currently divorced or separated also say that they have experienced true love, even though they do so in a significantly lower percentage, and are more likely to say so. That it was different from what they thought it would be. Most single Americans who have never been married - even at a young age - say they have not experienced true love.
Those who see fiction as a guide to finding true love may be ready for a futile awakening. Six out of 10 Americans think that romance novels and romance make it easier to find true love than it really is.
The idea that finding true love may not be so easy that Americans can see what they see when they see other people: only 18% think that most people have found true love in their lives. Is. Yet, the majority of Americans believe that at least some of them have found true love. People who say they have experienced true love are more likely to see it in others.
As far as one in three Americans is concerned who has never experienced true love, it seems that many people still have hope. When asked why, most said they haven't found true love yet, it's not that they don't think it really exists.
The CBS News / YouGov survey was conducted between January 27 with a sample of 1,980 American adults. 31, 2022. Samples were weighed according to gender, age, race, and education based on the US Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, as well as the 2020 presidential vote. The margin of error is ± 2.4 points.
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