FYI Guys, The Gift We Want Is Free This Valentine's Day!
In an exclusive iVillage poll, the desire for romance trumps expensive gifts this year
Who said romance is dead? In an exclusive iVillage poll, women say romance matters more than expensive gifts this Valentine's Day.
And what exactly do we want more than anything else? A simple "I love you," as 87 percent of women polled told us that hearing those words is the most important part of the holiday.
Surprised? We were too, but perhaps after years of excess followed by a devastating recession, "material girls" are now old-fashioned romantics. Nearly 40 percent of women would choose a romantic weekend away or a romantic dinner with their partner as the gift they'd most like to receive, while less than 1 percent chose an expensive handbag or perfume as their top gift. Even fewer picked a kids-free night or weekend, or having a month's worth of clean laundry done by someone else.
Romance even tops sex! (Sorry, fellas.) Only 4 percent of women chose sex every night of the week as their No. 1 Valentine's Day gift -- although 21 percent put nightly sex as their second or third choice, with 53 percent said that making love on Valentine's Day was important to them.
Jenny Ingram, an iVoice on iVillage, mother of three and blogger, says she'd pick a romantic dinner out with her husband over a night out with the girls. "I would prefer a dinner out with my husband because for my birthday, I go out with the girls," she says with a big smile. "And he just needs time with me. I know it's good for him."
MY THOUGHTS
romance should never be allowed to die. it's what keep relationships and marriages intact. give me a dozen roses wrapped in newspapers anytime.
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