Who is feeling loved today?

Economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers have an interesting piece over at Bloomberg breaking down who feels loved using Gallup data from 136 countries.

Are you a middle-aged, cohabitating, female American? Then you might be feeling pretty warm and fuzzy right now:

On a typical day, about 70 percent of people worldwide reported a love-filled day. In the U.S., 81 percent felt love, as did 81 percent of Canadians and 79 percent of Italians. Germany and the U.K. were less loving, with slightly less than 3 in 4 people reporting feeling loved. Surprisingly, the same was true of the supposedly romantic French. And if you’re in Japan, please hug someone: Only 59 percent of Japanese said they had experienced love the previous day.

Across the world as a whole, the widowed and divorced are the least likely to experience love. Married folks feel more of it than singles. People who live together out of wedlock report getting even more love than married spouses — an interesting factoid for conservatives worried about the effects of cohabitation. Women get more love than men, particularly in the U.S.

If you’re young and not feeling all that loved this Valentine’s Day, don’t despair: You’re not alone. Young adults are among the least likely to experience love. It gets better with age, ultimately peaking in the mid-30s or mid-40s in most countries before fading again into the twilight years.

And here are 7 science-based tips to make you sexier on Valentine’s Day.

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