The good news is that romance is alive and kicking. The bad news is that romance seems to equal kitsch. Almost 22,000 readers participated in the survey, of whom 8,000 were men. Yet, despite the "war of the sexes," most men and women had the same notions.
A large majority of you (61 percent) believe the most romantic location for a first date is the beach, with a bottle of wine. The least romantic choices were going to the movies (2 percent of the votes) and watching a movie at home (3 percent).
In light of the above, it's sort of obvious that 42 percent thought the most romantic to place for a kiss is on the beach at sunset.
Men and women agreed the most romantic place for a marriage proposal is at a restaurant over a candle-lit dinner. So, if you are planning on proposing at home in front of the TV, think again. Only 2 percent consider that romantic.
The most romantic place for a vacation is on the beach in Thailand. Paris is the second choice followed by a bed and breakfast with a Jacuzzi. Only 5 percent thought spending time in bed is a good option.
The majority (36 percent) chose a home-cooked meal is the most romantic gift even if we can't cook. Flowers received 22 percent of the votes and jewelry – 23 percent.
The image of strawberries and cream is so deeply rooted that 36 percent chose it as the most romantic food, followed closely by "something home-made." Yet, men and women did not see eye-to-eye: while 38 percent of women voted for the strawberries combo, most men (38 percent) chose "something home-made."
Stinginess or thriftiness is not romantic. Period. Not that we doubted it but 32 percent thought going Dutch on a date is a total turn off. Twenty-one percent thought smoking is unromantic and 17 percent would not like it if their date confessed to living with their parents.
Our own Yair Lapid is
the big winner in the male celebrity category with 34 percent of the votes. Interesting point though is that the percentage of men who voted for Lapid was higher than among women.
Yair Lapid
The vote for the most romantic female celebrity was surprising: Bar Refaeli received
13 percent of the vote, super-model Galit Gutman 20
percent, while the undisputed winner was Ayelet Zorrer with
42 percent.
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