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New research suggests brits hate Valentines day proposals

New research suggests brits hate Valentines day proposals

Valentine’s Day is a time for romance, a day to show someone how special they are and a chance to give your loved one a grand gesture. Or is it? A study done by Ladbrokes Casino during the development of their ‘what kind of romantic are you’ quiz, has recently shown that the British public are not keen on being proposed to on Valentine’s Day. Despite the day being famous for love, 57 percent of the people surveyed claim that it is the wrong day to be proposed to or indeed propose themselves. So, what causes so much opposition to a romantic question on the most amorous day of the year? People find it cheesy and a cliché to be asked such an important question on Valentine’s Day and would rather their loved one left it for a more unique and memorable time.

Many weddings are rife with clichés, so it is somewhat surprisingly that such a high percentage of people cited this as the reason why they don’t want to be asked for a hand in marriage on Valentine’s Day. Let’s take a look at some of the most obvious pitfalls on a Valentine’s proposal:

It’s Unnecessarily Expensive
You won’t find any jewellery shops offering discounts or sale prices during the romantic month or those leading up to it, so why not wait until you can get more bang for your buck? Leave it until February the 15th and boom, you will find everything you need to make a romantic proposal perfect at a fraction of the cost from the bargain bins.

You Lose the Surprise Element
One of the best things about being proposed to is that you don’t know when it’s coming. You may have spoken about it and know marriage is on the cards, but this doesn’t mean that you know exactly when or how the big question is coming your way. Unless it happens on Valentine’s Day. If you get invited out to dinner you will likely be searching through your ice cream for your diamond and if you get treated to a trip away, you will have an inkling of what’s to come.

Not to mention that it’s uninspiring, predictable, and they may just have experienced a proposal on this day before. All in all, it is a much better idea to take your partner for a nice meal, plan something at home or take them to a place that has private sentiment between the two of you. Ask someone to marry you right when they least expect it on a day that is famous simply for being a Thursday or a Monday rather than a day of universal love – blurgh.

Other statistics show that people enjoy giving weird Valentine’s Day gifts such as tickets to NASA, a penguin or a pair of clogs. Others like to give extravagant presents like holidays to New York but with 48 percent of women admitting they are likely to only buy their partner a card: it’s a good idea to avoid popping the all-important question on such a conventionally romantic day.