British men 'still in favour of marriage'

Friday, 18 May 2012 1:22 PM

Who says British men are afraid of commitment? Online casino RoxyPalace.com, asked the site’s single male members whether they intended on getting married at some point in their life, which a vast majority (85%) stating they did. Almost two thirds (61%) said they were ‘keen’ to get married and a further 24% stating they would ‘seriously consider’ it if the right partner came along.
 
Less than one in six (15%) emerged as die hard bachelors vowing to remain unwed for the rest of their lives.
 
Interestingly, those polled said they believed the ideal age to marry was between 30 and 34, planning children at around the same time.
 
And whilst single at the time of being quizzed it seems the majority of the men polled planned on taking married life seriously, with 92% stating they believed that it should be a lifelong commitment. Four years was revealed as the average length of time a man would spend in a relationship before popping the question.
 
A six-month relationship was the minimum point for any respondent to consider a proposal but all of those polled stated they would pop the question within nine years.
 
Interestingly, nearly all (93%) the bachelors said they would feel uncomfortable with being proposed to by their partner.

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