1. Where do most couples meet? 18% of couples met their present or most recent partner through work. Other ways Brits find love, according to a 2020 YouGov survey, include meeting through friends (18%) or at restaurants, pubs, parks (15%), i.e. while out and about.

Where do couples most likely meet?

School and work are the next-most common meeting locations (15-20%). Parties and bars are good for short-term (less than one month) sexual relationships (17-25%) and not bad for marriages (8-10%). Churches are good for meeting marriage partners (11%), and poor for meeting short-term sex partners (1%).