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By Bonny Albo, About.com Guide to Dating

Poll Shows 1 in 3 Women Would End Their Relationship Over a Bad Holiday Gift

Thursday December 11, 2008

Just over five thousand users of dating website FreeDating.co.uk were polled earlier this week,

asking them if they'd end a relationship because of a bad gift this holiday season, with 36% of all female respondents answering a resounding, "Yes!" Only 17% of the men answering the poll answered the same.

What was a "bad" gift, in the pollsters' minds? Some examples included, "cooking utensils, cleaning products, and a sticky tape dispenser".

Interestingly, highly educated women and women working in the legal profession had even higher requirements, with two thirds of respondents in those categories stating they'd dump their partner for poor present choices.

What about you? Would you end a relationship over a bad holiday gift? Have you ever received a gift that you deemed in poor taste and ended a relationship because of it? What did you get?

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December 21, 2008 at 11:39 am
(1) Lillie says:

Actually there was a fabulous ad about this – take a look at the link. Hilarious! http://asklillie.wordpress.com/2008/12/13/man-behaving-badly-send-him-to-the-doghouse/

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