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<\/p>\nBrits are not feeling the love this Valentine\u2019s Day, according to our new research.<\/p>\n
We did a survey which revealed that almost one in three women feel obliged to have sex with their partner on the big day and only a meagre 17% will bother to groom. We also found that just 8% will buy new underwear for the special occasion.<\/p>\n
But overall, it will be men feeling the least pressure, with only 18% feeling obliged to have sex on February 14.<\/p>\n
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Out of interest, we decided to set up a poll of 2,000 Brits to ask them who would be their dream date on Valentine\u2019s Day.\u00a0 And while 8% said they\u2019d be quite happy with their spouse, Tom Hardy was voted top male date, closely followed by George Clooney and Gerard Butler.<\/p>\n
Kylie Minogue was top choice of females, followed by Holly Willoughby and Jennifer Aniston.<\/p>\n
And it seems that the best of the big spenders have left love town as two thirds of those surveyed will spend less than \u00a320 on their partner, with a third preferring to stay at home and tuck into a takeaway.\u00a0The average spend will be \u00a315, while only 7% will splash out on a gift of \u00a350 or more.<\/p>\n
Those in Aberystwyth are the most generous spending an average \u00a323 on romantic gifts, while those in Aberdeen can expect the thriftiest presents, with just \u00a39 spent per head.<\/p>\n
Only one in five are expecting to be wined and dined on the special day, while over a third are not doing anything at all to celebrate.<\/p>\n
Our surprising stats also revealed that Brits are getting less jiggy – with one in five people not engaging in sex at all last year.<\/p>\n
Almost half (48%) of Brits had sex less than 20 times in the last 12 months and the average number of one-night-stands was just one.<\/p>\n
However, the average Brit – including those with partners – only went on nine dates all year while a third of Brits asked (31%) went dateless.<\/p>\n
Shockingly, 12% of married couples went without sex throughout last year yet\u00a0one in ten married respondents admitted to having a fling.<\/p>\n
From marriages, we went on to look at dating and found that the average person goes on four dates before sleeping with a new partner, but a staggering 5% of people would wait for 10 dates before slipping under the sheets.<\/p>\n
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The average Brit has slept with two people in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n
Many people see Valentine\u2019s Day as a bit of harmless fun but also a way to spend lots of money. But if you are strapped for cash, think of all the fun you can have for free \u2013 between the sheets!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"