{"id":125594,"date":"2026-04-18T08:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/?p=125594"},"modified":"2026-04-18T08:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:10:15","slug":"the-university-relationship-statistics-that-will-blow-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/the-university-relationship-statistics-that-will-blow-your-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"The University Relationship Statistics That Will Blow Your Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tons of University students are in some sort of romantic relationship throughout their time there. From long-distance to long-term, here are some university relationship statistics that you probably didn&#8217;t know!<\/p>\n<h2>1) 75% of students are in long-distance relationships!<\/h2>\n<p>Juggling social life, deadlines, societies and part-time jobs is difficult. But adding a relationship to the equation makes things that much more stressful and busier! Three-quarter of students are engaged in a long-distance relationship. \u201cAs many as 75% of college students report having a long- distance romantic relationship\u201d &#8211; study on long-distance relationship Ji-Yeon Lee and M. Carole Pistole.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/h6>\n<h2>2) One-fifth of British students meet the love of their life on campus<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Research has revealed that 20% of British students, in fact,\u00a0<i>meet the loves of their life<\/i> on campus. Just like Will and Kate, we can all find our princes at University! Let&#8217;s get scouting\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>3)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Men are more likely to marry their university \u2018true love\u2019 than women<\/h2>\n<p>Although we believe every girl wants to find \u2018the one\u2019 it seems boys are on that same quest too, and even more shocking &#8211; while they are working to get their degree! These university relationship statistics are eye-opening!<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/h6>\n<h2>4) Some people actually get married while still at University!<\/h2>\n<p>Married couple Helena and Joel Haran wedded while both in their first year of university after meeting on a design course &#8211; romantic or what?! For most people uni is about having fun, living your younger days free and exploring, but that\u2019s not the case for everyone!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>5) 17% of UK students have once made a sex tape<\/h2>\n<p>Something you\u2019d usually want to keep under the covers (literally) is now on the uprise for students! Recent research has found just under 20% of UK students have once made a sex tape during their time at uni. Is this a trend?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/h6>\n<h2>6) 10% of UK students keep their private parts \u2018au naturel\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Bringing it back to the 70s, people are now leading a more hippy, all-natural lifestyle. I mean with all the work we get, the busy (lazy) life we lead, who has time to maintain gardening down there?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Let us know what you think of these\u00a0university relationship statistics in the comments below!<\/h5>\n<h6>Featured image source: pinterest.com<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tons of University students are in some sort of romantic relationship throughout their time there. From long-distance to long-term, here are some university relationship statistics that you probably didn&#8217;t know! 1) 75% of students are in long-distance relationships! Juggling social life, deadlines, societies and part-time jobs is difficult. 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