Blind dates are often thought of as awkward endeavors, yet new research finds about four in 10 Americans have been on one.

Are blind dates common?

A product of a feudal society, blind dating is still quite common among young people in modern China. According to a 2017 online survey among over 2,000 people in first-tier cities, 82 percent said that they had experienced, or were experiencing, blind dating, chinanews.com reported.