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Valentine’s Day is a day for celebrating love and relationships. It is a day of giving gifts to show your affection for the person you care about.
The best gift for your loved one depends on their personality and interests. Tried and trusted gift ideas over the years include: A romantic dinner date, a beautiful bouquet of flowers, a spa treatment or massage, jewellery or maybe earrings. Do you have a favourite gift for a loved one? The times are a changing though and there may be more romantic, more personal gifts out there to create for your special loved one.
DON’T BOTHER WITH FLOWERS AND CHOCOLATES – TRUE ROMANCE IS MAKING SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS, SENDING FUNNY MEMES AND NEVER LEAVING SOMEONE HANGING ON A WHATSAPP DOUBLE TICK
A nationwide survey has revealed that the days of buying your date a bunch flowers could soon be consigned to history, as almost a fifth of modern Brits (18 percent) reckon a houseplant is more romantic.
And the study, also found that making each-other Spotify playlists is deemed as true romance for 19 percent, while 33 percent said it was romantic when someone waits to watch the next episode of a TV show, until you’re together.
Almost a third (32 percent) insisted the height of romance is when your other half has a photo of you as their phone screen saver, and 13 percent said if their partner shares their TV streaming password, it means they really love you.
Also, on the list of modern romantic gestures was posting heartfelt messages about someone on social media (15 percent) and ordering a taxi to drop your date home safely after a night out (21 percent).
The survey by multi-mobility app FREE NOW, also revealed a list of traditional romantic gestures that are falling by the wayside, with writing love poems (33 percent feel this is outdated), feeding each other food (32 percent) and a man always paying for dates (32 percent) topping the list.
Other gestures that are falling out of favour included sending red roses (17 percent), writing love letters (29 percent) and using pet names (20 percent).
When it comes to the perfect date, almost two thirds (63 percent) of Brits said travelling to and from dates in a taxi was more romantic than public transport, with over half (55 per cent) adding that travelling via public transport on Valentine’s Day would make an evening together much less special.
Mariusz Zabrocki, General Manager of FREE NOW says: “Our research has uncovered some fascinating insights about how romance is evolving, from ordering a taxi for your date, to ditching the red roses in favour of a houseplant. Our survey highlights that it is not necessarily the big grand gestures but smaller touches that signal you are love struck, such as sharing your streaming TV password. Whether you’re a traditional or modern romantic, we can get you to where you need to be so you can sit back, relax and enjoy your special night together.”
The study also revealed that the romance capital of the UK is Newcastle upon Tyne, with 28 percent of Geordies considering themselves true romantics, compared to a national average of 21 percent. Following close behind were Liverpudlians (27 percent) and residents of Nottingham (26 percent).
And if you’re looking to be swept off your feet, avoid going on dates in Bristol, as almost one in ten Bristolians (8 percent) admitted they’re not romantic at all, compared to just three percent of the nation overall.
TRUE ROMANCE IS… (ACCORDING TO MODERN BRITS)
1. Checking someone is home safe after a night out – 41%
2. Travelling miles to spend time with someone – 37%
3. Messaging first thing in the morning and last thing at night – 35%
4. Waiting till you’re together to watch the next episode of something – 33%
5. Having someone as the screensaver on your mobile – 32%
6. Regular videocalls when you’re apart – 32%
7. Sending funny memes all the time – 29%
8. Not looking at your phone when you’re out on a date – 27%
9. Watching a TV show the other person hates 26%
10. Having a picture of you together as your insta profile – 24%
11. Going on adventurous dates, to a theme park or go-karting – 23%
12. Replying to messages in a timely manner – 22%
13. Ordering a taxi to drop them home after a date – 21%
14. Making each-other Spotify playlists – 19%
15. Giving cool house plants as presents – 18%
16. Watching films virtually when you’re apart – 17%
17. Never leaving someone hanging on a WhatsApp double tick – 16%
18. Posting heartfelt messages on social media – 15%
19. Liking ALL your social posts – 13%
20. Sharing your TV streaming password – 13%
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