Rev. A. Hocking
LOVERS WEDDED TO TRADITIONAL VALUES
The traditions of romantic marriage and long engagements are flourishing, it seems.
Even young men still ask future-in-laws for their daughter’s hand in marriage.
Two thirds of under 29’shave a ring to hand when they pop the question, with the West Midlands and London the hotspots.
Young people more than any other age group believe the man should propose. And location? Women prefer the place they first met their partner, and Valentine’s Day would be perfect. Men would opt for an exotic holiday or birthday.
When it comes to the engagement, there’s no need to rush to the altar – nearly half believe it should last at least a year, while a third say it should be two years.
Men want to ask their future-in-laws for permission before proposing, although women believe this to be outdated now. And 60% of people want the husband to wear a wedding ring. High Street jeweller Ernest Jones also discovered in its survey that one in seven young people believe that size matters in engagement rings, with the bigger, the ‘rock’ the better – but women are more concerned about the number of stones it has.
Ernest Jones said: “It is refreshing in this hectic society we live in that people still hold certain traditions dear, like having a proper engagement.
“It is clear that despite rising divorce rates, marriage is an institution which many people want to hang on to”. Taken from an article by the Daily Mail
