Leap year proposals: Tables turned as single ladies get to put a ring on it
Many men may find themselves on the receiving end of a leap year marriage proposal later this month, a survey suggests.
The tradition of women seizing the initiative and proposing on February 29 appears to still be going strong, with more than one in 20 (6%) women surveyed for Nationwide Building Society saying they are planning to propose to their partner at some point this year.
Nearly one in three (30%) women surveyed also said they would consider making a leap year proposal.
More than one in 10 (11%) women surveyed also said they had already asked for their partner's hand in marriage - and just 7% of them were turned down.
Some 7% of women surveyed saw proposing a good opportunity for those who were fed up waiting for their other half to ask them.
As well as interviewing 1,000 women, researchers also carried out a survey of 1,000 men.
Half (50%) of men said they would feel, or had felt flattered, if they received a marriage proposal - but nearly one in 20 (4%) agreed it would make them feel "their luck had run out".
