THE POWER
THE power of love is as strong as ever and it is the one and only reason why couples: decide to get married — and that’s official! • At least, as official as the results of a sur vey of young couples can be.
And the annual “Wed-: ding and Home Magazine” surveyattracts a wide response and is considered fairly acurate in reflecting the s tate of marriage
today. And once again, analy
sis of the completed ques- tionaires has revealed some interesting “facts,” particularly about the dif ferent worries, feelings and priorities of couples in various p a r ts of the country. Some examples in the North-west: • Couples in this part of
the world have longer engagements than any where else in the country — 20 months. (Must be we are more canny up here and want to save up for longer). • More North-west
more likely to be curious about their fiance’s previ ous amours.
more worried about being separated from family and friends after their wedding than their counterparts elsewhere.
• And they are also
riage worry expressed by brides in this area is — Money!.
• The biggest post-mar
“average” bride in this country today is aged 23. She is most likely to meet her bridegroom, aged 25, at a party or a disco. (More than 20% of couples meet in this way).
In g e n e r a l , th e
bridegrooms (10%) pro pose in the pub or the wine bar. (Must be a bit noisy. Maybe he doesn’t want to hear it if the answer is going to be “no”). • According to the
another place where there is much romancing — 17% meet the love of their lives here — and another 16%
The w o rk p la c e is
will find their eyes meet ing those of the future Mr or Miss Right across a crowded pub or wine bar.
girls, our men are warm, and funny, but their excessive interest in hob bies, TV and sport can be a cause of conflict. • North-west brides are
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and even schools are the places where 11% meet their dreamboat, and 10% are matched through introductions from friends or relations.
Colleges, universities
getting to know each o th e r , Mr and Miss Average will make a com mittment after a proposal
After 22 months or so of
and an 18-month engage ment will follow.
live together before they get married, but, of those
Just under half (47% will
that don’t, 7% of girls will stay at home with their parents, and 6% of the
boys will. Selfishness, arrogance
and thoughtlessness are the main complaints girtls have about their men, while they themselves are criticised for being moody, bad tem p e r e d and nagging!
brides admitting to sex before marriage is on the increase. About 6% of brides go to the altar as virgins (a drop of 2% on last year) and for the men there was a drop from 5%
Finally, the number of
to 4%. However, 35% of brides
say their fiance was the first man she slept with, anfd 25% of men say she was his first lover.
Interestingly, a massive
86% say fidelity is THE most important essential ingredient for a happy marriage, BUT some 3% of brides and 4% of bride grooms confess to have been unfaithfujl to their p a r tn e r d u r in g th e engagement period.
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