If the thought of finding the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for your uppity other half leaves you fearful of declaring bankruptcy instead of love, you’re not alone.
It’s Just Lunch, a business that plays matchmaker for single professionals and bills itself as Vancouver’s most popular non-Internet dating service, has just announced the results of its Valentine’s survey—and money was voted as a major issue when it came to planning a romantic evening.
While almost half of the 2,500 respondents sided with dinner at a nice restaurant as the perfect Valentine’s Day date, 63 percent plan on spending February 14 just like any other night. Is the flaccid economy to blame for the romantics missing out on a three-course spread at Le Crocodile?
“Overall we are seeing a shift in spending habits as well as the way people will spend the day with a significant other, yet the importance of the day has by no means lost its significance,” said Jacqui Brownridge, managing director of the Vancouver branch of It’s Just Lunch, in a press release.
Compared with past poll results, the number of men willing to blow $100 on a date has dropped four percent, and the largest percentage of men polled this year said they weren’t going to buy anyone a gift. But Brownridge doesn’t think the survey statistics necessarily herald the death of romance.
“People have a very real desire to connect with others, especially in turbulent times,” she said. “We anticipate this Valentine’s Day that men and women will say how much they care for their significant other in creative ways.”
~ Straight.com
