No one said finding The One would be easy: The average women will kiss FIFTEEN men enjoy TWO long-term relationships and have her heart broken TWICE Research also shows women have four one night stands, and men six Six out of ten Brits said they despaired of ever finding 'The One' A quarter said their partner is not who they imagined it would be The average woman will kiss 15 men, enjoy two long-term relationships and have her heartbroken twice before she meets 'The One', a study has revealed. Researchers found she will also suffer four disaster dates and be stood up once before she finally settles down with the man of her dreams. But she will also have been in love twice, lived with one ex-partner and had four one night stands. In comparison, men face being stood up twice and having six one night stands before they meet their ideal partner. Finding the one: Researchers have released stats that lay bare the rocky path to true love The study of 2,000 Brits who say they have already met 'The One' found that women will also go on seven dates - as well as a further two blind dates and two dates with someone they met over the internet. But men will enjoy eight dates, three blind dates and meet three people online. The biggest difference between men and women lies in the number of sexual partners - with men having ten in their lifetime, compared to an average of seven for women. The study also revealed that men will have six relationships - two of which will last more than a year, while women will have five. The biggest difference between men and women lies in the number of sexual partners - with men having ten in their lifetime, compared to an average of seven for women Men and women both face get cheated on once in their quest to find 'The One' - but the average adult will also be the cheater on at least one occasion in their dating lifetime. Brits will also go through one long distance relationship before finally settling down. But it also emerged that almost six in ten Brits reached a point where they felt they were never going to find 'The One'. And another 59 per cent said they think their path to their 'Happy Ever After' was a difficult one. Number of relationships - Women 7 Men 8 Disaster dates - Women 4 Men 4 Blind dates - Women 2 Men 3 Stood up on a date - Women 1 Men 2 Online dates - Women 2 Men 3 Number of kisses - Women 15 Men 16 Sexual partners - Women 7 Men 10 One night stands - Women 4 Men 6 Partners lived with - Women 1 Men 1 Falling in love - Women 2 Men 2 Eight in ten adults said they met the one when they least expected it, while more than a quarter said their current partner isn't the type of person they thought they would settle down with. More than half would even describe their partner as their complete opposite. Researchers also found that while 94 per cent of women believe in true love, just 88 per cent of men feel the same way. The stats emerged in a study commissioned to mark the paperback release of romance novel The Rosie Project. Author Graeme Simsion, said: 'It's a reminder that the path to finding a life partner can be a long and rocky one - and indeed is for most of us. All of the disaster dates, mismatched relationships and awkward one night stands can leave many feeling like they are never going to meet their soul mate. 'But there's an annoying yet wonderful randomness about it. All those calamities, false starts and heartbreaks never knowing when or if or how "The One" is going to appear in your life. 'Once we've found someone to settle down with perhaps we're inclined to look only at the negative aspects of the dating journey.'