London - In an ordinary year, they might be happy to wait for the man to do the asking.
But almost half of unmarried women would take advantage of a leap year to propose to their partner on February 29 - though two thirds would still expect their partner to buy them a ring, a study has found.
It also revealed that three quarters of men nationwide would have “no problem” with being proposed to. In Bristol and Leeds, this jumps to 90 percent.
According to tradition, February 29, or Leap Day, which comes along every four years, is the one day when a woman can propose.
Other popular occasions for a proposal include a partner’s birthday and an anniversary, the survey of 1,100 revealed.
Almost half of men and four in ten women said they would like to pop the question on a romantic holiday.
When it comes to ideal locations, a third of those questioned for the Eurostar study said they thought Paris was the most romantic city in Europe, followed by Venice and Rome. Mary Walsh, from Eurostar, said: “It seems modern men have met their match in the modern woman, with thousands of ladies planning to get down on one knee this leap year.” - Daily Mail
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