Shock new figures reveal that one third of viewers of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Married At First Sight are men

Channels Nine and Ten have revealed that hundreds of thousands of Aussie men have been avid viewers of their hit dating shows in 2015.

Ten’s figures reveal that 29 per cent of the 985,000 viewers (average) of this year’s season of The Bachelor across the five capital cities are blokes — a whopping 285,650.

That figure jumps to 30 per cent, or 309,000, for The Bachelorette which averaged 1.03 million viewers across its series.

The finales of both shows were each seen by around 500,000 Aussie men.

Nine’s Married At First Sight grabbed an even bigger share of male viewers — 35 per cent or upwards of 420,000 blokes per episode.

The result is a big surprise. Dating shows including The Bachelor, The Bacheloretteand Married At First Sight are traditionally seen as female-centric programs.

Seven is set to jump on the bandwagon and roll out a new dating show Kiss Bang Love in 2016. Nine is reviving The Farmer Wants a Wife and has two series ofMarried at First Sight in the pipeline.

Psychologist Dr Janet Hall says there are some simple reasons for men to watch dating shows.

“Men want to learn what women are attracted by in a man,” Dr Hall says. “They also just like the eye candy of the women on the show and enjoy the fantasy trip of ‘who would I choose if I was the man’.”

In The Bachelor, 21 ladies were out to woo Sam Wood. The early favourite was Heather Maltman but by series end 34-year-old single mum Snezana Markoski had won the personal trainer’s heart.

The Bachelorette saw Sam Frost find love with construction manager Sasha Mielczarek after the heartbreak of being dumped by Blake Garvey in last year’s series of The Bachelor.

Married At First Sight tracked the rollercoaster aftermath of four couples who met for the first time at the altar. Only one couple is still together — Zoe Hendrix and Alex Garner.

Dr Hall says there are a number of positive lessons for men who watch these shows.

“It will make men think more deeply about the women and what they are offering other than their looks,” Dr Hall explains.

“They can empathise with the women that are rejected and learn to value a realistic connection and not just a romantic ideal.”

Media analyst Steve Allen says advertisers are neglecting this hidden well of male viewers.

“All of these dating shows have sizeable male minority audiences,” Mr Allen says. “They often skew younger to middle age (16 to 54) which is a plus too.

“These men are being overlooked by advertisers, especially considering that 25 per cent of main grocery buyers are male.

“These programs pretty much hit that exact profile so this is a very valuable dual audience.”

Source: http://www.news.com.au 
Author: Colin Vickery

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How lack of face-to-face time can flatten friendships

Dr Janet Hall, Clinical Psychologist, recommends that folks make an effort to catch up physically with their friends to enjoy good times if they want a deeper and richer relationship over time.
 
Long before technology, people successfully engaged in written communication for long-distance relationships which lasted lifetimes. So lack of face-to-face time need not deter from a relationship.
It’s just far more likely to enhance and enrich and endure over time when there is face-t-face because:

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Real-time shared activities anchor home the feelings of attachment and strengthen them.
eg we go to the movies together and then debrief afterwards immediately and our eyes connect and our empathy is deepened – this is much more so than when we just talk about a movie we have independently watched on facebook or text.

Bedroom action keeps us buzzing but nothing beats romance

Sarah Arvidsson and Paul Cousins celebrate their first Valentine's Day together. Picture: Craig Borrow Herald Sun

Despite liberal views on office flings and sex on a first date, some old-fashioned traditions still hold true, with half of the 2700 readers polled believing a man should always pay on a first date.

The survey revealed many of us believe there’s nothing wrong with office romances, with a third of respondents admitting they had dated a colleague.

And one in 20 respondents had hooked up with their manager.

More than half of those polled had “sexted” while almost a third of readers had dated someone they had met online.

We’re not shy in the bedroom either – a fifth of those surveyed thought it was fine to have sex on a first or second date while half had been in a friends-with-benefits relationship.

While two-thirds of those polled did not believe it was necessary to get married before children, half of those polled who weren’t married wanted a traditional big wedding with an engagement ring and reception.

When it comes to the most important attributes in a partner, honesty and a sense of humour were priorities while physical appearance and being financially well-off were at the bottom.

More than 40 per cent of respondents felt age was irrelevant when it comes to true love.

Almost 94 per cent said it was inexcusable to break off a relationship via text.

Two-thirds of respondents were between 14 and 20 when they had their first kiss.

Clinical psychologist Dr Janet Hall said she believed people were still romantics deep down and valued commitment, living together and being in love.

“I used to see young people being OK to have sex on a first date or even a first ‘hook-up’ at a pub at the end of a boozy night,” she said.

“Now I see over-50s willing to have sex on a first date after meeting on the internet.

“So values around sex have certainly loosened up.

“However most women would still be happy to be the bride in white and have a romantic honeymoon.

“Most men are happier in a loving and steady relationship too. Research shows that these men live longer.”