Married couples 'love to celebrate love' on Valentine's Day

It turns out that married couples are really keen to celebrate the day of love Valentine's Day.
In a survey by BharatMatrimony, a whopping 85 percent of the 10,595 members revealed that they would love to reignite their love on the day, with 50 percent of men saying it was a special day for couples to express love, while 47 percent women felt it "helps strengthen marital bonds".
When asked what's the best day to express love to spouse, a significant 30 percent men chose Valentine's Day over wedding anniversary while 43 percent women chose wedding anniversary.
Interestingly, 88 percent women also expressed they'd like a romantic dinner with spouse on Feb 14, while a mere 11 percent wanted jewellery as gifts. While 52 percent men agreed with the idea of a romantic dinner, 24 percent men wanted to go on a holiday with spouse.
Kaushik Tiwari, Head of Marketing at BharatMatrimony, said "This just goes to show that even married couples are keen to celebrate Valentine's Day and it's certainly not a day that only college goers and young professionals celebrate. Couples are just using Valentine's Day to reignite the romance in the relationship.
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First Published: Feb 12 2015 | 1:07 PM IST
