A major online dating site found that 73 percent of women and 71 percent of men branded the traditional advice as &lsquo;ridiculous&#39;. Instead an overwhelming 89 percent of men and 77 percent of women preferred going on a same-day date if they were available. <img alt="Sex and relationships, Gen Y's new relationship rules revealed" src="/imagedata/2012/jul/gen-y-dating.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 415px; " /> The research, which was conducted in honor of the London Olympics, saw 2012 of its U.S. users polling about dating etiquette. However, the hard-to-get game plan is not completely outmoded yet. In fact, it is not just women who are at it even 41per cent of men admit to playing it cool, a major newspaper reported. Besides this half of both sexes admitted to searching a potential date&#39;s name on Google or Facebook before meeting them. Surprisingly, contrary to popular belief, 44 percent of women admitted to liking the cheesy pick-up line approach. Moreover, 75 percent of respondents admitted that they would prefer a phone call instead of a text. Jeannie Assimos, managing editor of the eHarmony advice blog claimed that for a more digitally aware generation these age-old darting rules don&rsquo;t apply. &ldquo;We are in an age where everyone is online, connected to their phones and used to getting an immediate response so some of the previous dating rules just no longer apply,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;However these stats show us that even though men and women no longer want to wait to hear from their dates, it doesn&rsquo;t mean that people are more impatient. &ldquo;Over 75per cent of singles still want to talk on the phone rather than send a quick text. We think that&#39;s a good thing,&rdquo; she added. u00a0

Dating canon from nineties era, which suggests that one should wait three days to follow up after a date, have been termed outdated, according to a new survey

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