If You've Looked Up An Old Flame On The Internet, You're Not Alone

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fz9qOI1lGBdUEa5QlXXxmo3k2jZpTgcTonijuA6OLyHNYySh-YXU9j_nEYEl0dQHon3mNFI0sbPi3UlVOvVBHmERsQAQirBL_0YUoBer1dpa0kmnI72sKtBgRMf1aJenBDW4MUJxHDaS/s1600-h/b79061200011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161050561642408258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fz9qOI1lGBdUEa5QlXXxmo3k2jZpTgcTonijuA6OLyHNYySh-YXU9j_nEYEl0dQHon3mNFI0sbPi3UlVOvVBHmERsQAQirBL_0YUoBer1dpa0kmnI72sKtBgRMf1aJenBDW4MUJxHDaS/s400/b79061200011.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Source: Classmates Online, Inc.</span><br /><strong>Poll Results Revealed for Valentine's Day; Over 90 Percent of Respondents Thought About or Want to be Contacted by Past Loves</strong><br /><br /><p>RENTON, Wash., Jan. 29, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Valentine's Day is fast approaching along with thoughts of current romance, but also past loves. <a href="http://www.classmates.com">Classmates.com</a>, a leading online social networking service, polled its community of more than 40 million members and found that more than 90% of respondents either thought of their first love or high school sweetheart in the last year or would like to be contacted by an old flame.<br /><br />But even if that old spark has burnt out, the flame of curiosity is still strong. Fifty-six percent (56%) of poll respondents said they have used the Internet to look up an old boyfriend or girlfriend, and 65% did so because they were curious as to what their ex was doing today.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vPJwLoM83NcUk-q7abMrZwJH4jCITUI7slvszs6YbKDqMBff-SOnaC9SUBiQqkJPAe-Mk0HOGwsMqTcrqyfiL4uCrhwPdfLJmRVxzg_3Cwj58SW4NfBE_SbXXzsvcozq-sfJy6dg-3OG/s1600-h/shutterstock_1283317.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163345177985068578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vPJwLoM83NcUk-q7abMrZwJH4jCITUI7slvszs6YbKDqMBff-SOnaC9SUBiQqkJPAe-Mk0HOGwsMqTcrqyfiL4uCrhwPdfLJmRVxzg_3Cwj58SW4NfBE_SbXXzsvcozq-sfJy6dg-3OG/s400/shutterstock_1283317.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />And how did they break the ice with their old flame? "It's been a while, how are you?" was the favorite opener with 48% of respondents.<br /><br />Differences between men and women were revealed in their answers to the question "What would you most like to receive on Valentine's Day?" The number one answer for 23% of male respondents was "a kiss." But "flowers" was the number one answer for 16% of female respondents, followed by 15% hoping for jewelry while 10% would be content with "a kiss."</p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFFfrAqdlL8CLcuFtCN8jZzYw13eBJ9UakFaYV5vq44a8KeP9LmPE8Pxm2NyugK5gP1zFKIXej-z7fUnZdXp5YKFzX7tz4bJrwjIi1F-fItqqbjQd88s9Kc-SsxiWQPgwrmZfbEoRBAiz/s1600-h/holdinghands.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161053366256052562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFFfrAqdlL8CLcuFtCN8jZzYw13eBJ9UakFaYV5vq44a8KeP9LmPE8Pxm2NyugK5gP1zFKIXej-z7fUnZdXp5YKFzX7tz4bJrwjIi1F-fItqqbjQd88s9Kc-SsxiWQPgwrmZfbEoRBAiz/s400/holdinghands.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Classmates.com 2008 Romance Poll results include:<br /><br /> -- 55% of respondents thought of their first love or high school sweetheart in the last year. <br /> -- 43% of respondents said they would like to be contacted by an old flame. <br /> -- 34% of respondents said they have been contacted by an old flame in the past five years. <br /> -- 53% of respondents would go out on a first date on Valentine's Day.<br /> -- 27% of respondents think Valentine's Day is a time to think about loved ones.<br /> -- 27% of respondents think Valentine's Day is romantic. <br /> -- 20% of respondents had met their true love in school (K-12).<br />.

If You've Looked Up An Old Flame On The Internet, You're Not Alone

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