 say they knew they'd found 'the one' straight away. Of these loved-up couples, a whopping one-third (30%) got engaged within a month. Research, conducted by jewellery and diamond merchant Chisholm Hunter, quizzed 1,500 married or engaged couples about their romantic history. It revealed that on average it takes UK love birds 8.3 months to be sure they've met the one. However there's typically a further eight-month wait or more to pop the question. Boomers aren't hanging around when it comes to falling in love, with those aged 65+ taking a swift 5.7 months. While Gen X-ers, those aged 44-55, were the slowest averaging 10.8 months. Bristol has been crowned the whirlwind romance capital of the UK with love birds in the city knowing in just two months that they'd found 'the one'. On average, couples in this south west city took just 2.4 months to know they were in it for the long haul. But they'll usually wait at least another seven months before getting down on one knee. At the other end of the scale Geordies took the longest to declare their love, taking 15.1 months on average. Southampton residents were also found to be the most likely to drag their heels, waiting two or more years to get engaged. The survey quizzed people on what helps them know they're in love including looks and personality traits. Just 4% rely on physical attraction alone to guide them. 'Feeling totally at ease with them' was named the most common giveaway (13%), followed by 'not being able to stop thinking abo){kind=link}
British men are twice as likely to fall in love at first sight compared to women in a new survey with one in six married couples saying they knew they had found the right person immediately
Soppy British blokes are twice as likely to fall in love at first sight than women.
A tenth of starry-eyed fellas admit to falling head over heels in love straight away compared to just one in 20 women. Cupid’s bow has certainly found its target across the UK as one in six married or engaged Brits (15%) say they knew they’d found ‘the one’ straight away.
Of these loved-up couples, a whopping one-third (30%) got engaged within a month. Research, conducted by jewellery and diamond merchant Chisholm Hunter, quizzed 1,500 married or engaged couples about their romantic history.
It revealed that on average it takes UK love birds 8.3 months to be sure they’ve met the one. However there’s typically a further eight-month wait or more to pop the question. Boomers aren’t hanging around when it comes to falling in love, with those aged 65+ taking a swift 5.7 months.