Friends Reunited Dating Press Office

Elijah Wood truly could be the Lord of the Rings - engagement rings.

According to Friends Reunited Dating members, what most women want is dark haired, blue-eyed, non-smoking, single, child-free men of medium build. So it looks like Pamela Racine hit the jackpot when she bagged Elijah.

Results from the dating site have shown that blue eyes coupled with dark hair will get boys 21 times as many hits as anyone sporting other characteristics.

So what about the North/South divide? Do Mancunions desire blonde surfers while Londoners lust after Latino lovers? Do the Welsh crave smokers and the Scottish hunky single dads? No is the simple answer, women up and down the country are lusting after the same model man.

One member fitting the bill of the perfect date has enjoyed such success with the ladies that he's asked to remain nameless to avoid any more women queuing up to date him. "Being a busy professional I didn't have time to meet ladies so when a friend suggested I joined Friends Reunited Dating, I thought why not. I never dreamt I would turn out to be every woman's dream. I've met women up and down the country and have had a brilliant time."

Friends Reunited's Head of Romance, Rhoda Breakell, said: "The revelation that the majority of ladies on the dating scene are looking for the same thing is quite extraordinary. Still don't write yourself off - it's comforting to know that the average number of hits each profile receives is 27 per month so there's hope for the rest of us."

Red heads crashed and burned with the least number of visitors to their profiles whilst male smokers had their hopes snuffed out with only 8% of members putting it on their wish list. So it's good news for the smoking ban as the ideal date seems to be a non-smoker and just a social drinker.

It also seems that gentlemen really do prefer blondes as male members are clearly looking for blonde haired, blue eyed girls. No surprise there then.

Breakell said: "This might explain why Paris Hilton disguises her brown eyes with blue contact lenses but it's important to stay true to yourself when finding love online. Failing that, you could always book a session with your hairdresser!"

For more information contact Victoria Reed or Carolynne Bull-Edwards on: 01883 717468 or email press@friendsreunited.co.uk

Notes to Editors - About Friends Reunited Dating:

Friends Reunited Dating was launched in 2003 as a sister-site to the Internet phenomenon Friends Reunited. Since then is has grown to become the UK's third largest dating website. Members can search for potential dates according to appearance, age and location with the same high standards of confidentiality, security and reputation for reliability that members have come to know through Friends Reunited. It is free to register on the site, and full functionality comes at a fraction of the price of most other dating sites. It currently has over 812,000 dating members, aged 18 to 80. Around 1,000 new members join the service every day.