A Romantic Dinner and 'I Love You' - Most Men Know What to Do for Valentine's Day.SEATTLE -- As couples around the world get ready to celebrate Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. , a QuestionPro Research study investigating what women want for Valentine's Day finds out that about half of all men actually know what women want for Valentine's Day. 56% of all women polled wanted either a romantic dinner and to hear the words "I love you." About 46% of all men knew that the magic words and a romantic dinner would win their significant other's hearts. However, when it came to jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. and having sex, the opinions were wide apart. 17% of all women wanted jewelry whereas only 11% of the men thought that this was a priority. The difference in opinion regarding having sex for Valentine's Day was by far the widest. Only 1.5% of the women polled actually wanted sex as their gift while 7.5% of the men opined that sex would be a worthwhile gift. One of the items that both men and women wholeheartedly whole·heart·ed adj. Marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm: wholehearted approval. whole agreed was on the significance of Valentine's Day when it came to getting engaged. A resounding re·sound v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. NO; about 85% of both males and females did not think that getting engaged on Valentine's Day was a great idea or were not sure about it. When it came to choosing a significant other, "Friendship and Shared Interests" topped the chart for both men and women. 51% of both males and females thought that the most important attribute when deciding on a relationship was related to friendship and shared interests. The disparity dis·par·i·ty n. pl. dis·par·i·ties 1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference: "narrow the economic disparities among regions and industries" came with attributes like "Good Looks," "Humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was " and "Sensitivity." Women valued humor and sensitivity much more than men, while men valued good looks much more. Most of the people (86%) were between the ages of 18 and 49 and there were no significant difference in the age distribution of men and women. About half of the people polled were either married or committed (52%) and about 45% were single. Full results and an online report is available at: http://www.questionpro.com/valentine-day-gift/ About QuestionPro QuestionPro offers market research software for the creation, distribution, and analysis of electronic surveys. QuestionPro offers the most advanced survey design and development capabilities possible via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . Hundreds of market-leading companies have utilized QuestionPro's web-based survey software for their market research initiatives. For more information visit http://www.questionpro.com |
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