News release fling - 1
15/10/2007
Kiwi women looking for a fling rate quick wit as top seduction tool
Nearly half of NZ women rate their quick wit as their greatest seduction tool when they have a fling, according to a new
online survey.
Beauty and intelligence are almost equal at 23 and 25 per cent respectively, and Kiwi women rated an ‘amazing body’ at a
lowly nine per cent.
The Fling survey also finds that despite Kiwis’ love affair with the Internet, the world wide web is yet to replace
face-to-face flirting, however new technology is making inroads – with 59 per cent [1] of New Zealand women saying they
would have a fling via text.
And asked who they’d ever had a fling with, four out of 10 reported canoodling with a close friend while one quarter had
chatted up the boss or a colleague.
For the purposes of the survey, a fling was defined as ‘a harmless, guilt-free flirtation’.
Nearly three quarters of the 484 New Zealand women who completed the questionnaire on the NZ Girl website admitted to
having a fling while only 15 per cent said they would definitely not have one if the opportunity arose.
At 30 per cent each, ‘southern man’ and ‘bad boy’ were the most popular types girls would like to have a fling with
while ‘ the rich guy’ and ‘the jock’ polled only 14 and 15 per cent respectively. ‘Heroic man’ polled a distant 11 per
cent.
Popular moments for flirting were ‘on holiday’ (46 per cent) and ‘at a bar’ (42 per cent) while the work place was
considered more likely by only 12 per cent.
However, it seems New Zealand women aren’t particularly proud of their flirtatiousness, with an overwhelming 82 per cent
saying they prefer to be secretive. Almost as many (76 per cent) stay keen on the subject of their flirting for some
time while the remainder preferred to ‘love ‘em and leave ‘em’.
[1] In questions where the figures add up to more than 100 per cent the respondents were allowed to choose more than
one option.
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