Italians are the Most Sought-After Partners in the World

The characteristics of the ideal partner: endowed with a sense of humor and, …preferably Italian.

Babbel conducted an international study that allows identifying the most sought-after characteristics in a partner.

53% of respondents stated, for example, that they find it sexy to date someone whose mother tongue is different from their own, and the percentage rises to 61% for Italian respondents.

Italians themselves claim the top spot as the most coveted partners internationally, followed by Spain and France, respectively, in second and third place.

The ability to speak one or more foreign languages is a particularly appreciated trait in a romantic partner: internationally, it is considered an attractive characteristic by 71% of people, thus ranking above a healthy and sporty lifestyle (67%), travel experiences (66%), culture (63%), and career ambition (61%).

In the top positions, we find instead a sense of humor (80%), intellect and cultural taste (73%), and beauty, physique, and style (72%).

Again according to the research commissioned by Babbel – the language learning platform that offers lessons on apps and live – Italian is considered the most attractive language, with 89% of preferences for the combination of “romantic”, “sexy”, and “passionate”.

For the first time, Italian thus knocks French off the podium, generally considered the “language of love”: although it maintains the primacy of the most romantic language (34% of preferences against Italian’s 33%), the language of the Belpaese wins precisely for the combination of the three categories, with French stopping at 79%.

Particularly interesting is the fact that even the French choose Italian as the most attractive language (85% of preferences among sexy, romantic, and passionate) to the detriment of their mother tongue (61% of preferences).

However, true lovers of Italian as the language of love turned out to be Spain and the United States (each with 96%), and especially the United Kingdom (the percentage reaches a staggering 98%).