50% of Indians do not want anything special about V-Day: Survey

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Only 33% of men want their partners to do something special

OkCupid surveyed around 200,000 people and found that 53% of women and 58% of men do not care that their partners are doing something special today.

While 7% of women and 9% of men do not want anything special, 40% of women and 33% of men said they wanted their partner to make the day remarkable.

OkCupid uses an algorithm to couple users based on their answers to questions.

"Today's women are much more pragmatic and do not make too much noise about V-Day"

A statement from the dating app said that the Today's women are "more pragmatic". "The answers received on the application clearly break with the stereotype and tell us that today's women are much more pragmatic and are certainly not exaggerating about Valentine's Day," he said. he declared.

Inquiry

Tinder, it's gone to an application to find a date on the V-Day

Despite the results of the OkCupid survey, Valentine's Day is the only one. one of the busiest days for dating apps.

And Tinder is at the top of the list.

YouGov India, a Mumbai-based global market research platform, surveyed 1,025 respondents about their Valentine's Day projects between January 29 and February 4, and nearly 17% chose Tinder as an app of choice to find a partner on this occasion. .

Popularity

Tinder popular in North India, OkCupid in South

Tinder was followed by Happn (8%), TrulyMadly and Woo (each 7 %).

"Tinder's popularity is notable among men and young people under the age of 30, with 22% of them stating that they use or have used this app to meet people," he said. YouGov to the media.

The survey also showed that Tinder is popular in the northern states of India, while in the south, people prefer OkCupid.

Gifts

Most people want to give gifts, expect low-budget gifts like flowers

Interestingly, the survey showed that most people (40 %) do not wish to spend a lot on Valentine's Day and also expect to average incomes. prize gifts like chocolates and flowers.

However, 33% of women expect jewelery and 18% of men wish to present it as a Valentine's Day gift this year.

Meanwhile, one in four women wanted a holiday as a gift.

25% of people want to shop online for Valentine's Day gifts

Most people (25%) like to buy their gifts online. While 15% of people would buy from local stores and 13% from gift shops like Archies, 16% would go the extra mile and offer something to their partners.

Date [19659003] After dinner, people want to watch shows online

The most popular meeting idea among Indians (25%) today was dinner.

Next come 16% of people who want to watch movies and / or shows on Netflix / Amazon Prime Video.

"The growing popularity of video streaming and OTT (over-the-top) platforms is evident in the fact that 16% of respondents will celebrate Valentine's Day by watching movies or online content with their partners" , notes YouGov's report.