'I love u' text messages a turnoff for women
<p><span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="embraced">embraced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="era">era</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="affection">affection</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="u">u</span>" <span word="text">text</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="addicted">addicted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="turnoff">turnoff</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="romance">romance</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span> <span word="Mills">Mills</span> & <span word="Boon">Boon</span>, <span word="timed">timed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coincide">coincide</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Valentines">Valentines</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 2012 <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Romance">Romance</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> <span word="found">found</span> 91 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="message">message</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> 86 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="message">message</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gestures">gestures</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="romance">romance</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="resonate">resonate</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Michelle">Michelle</span> <span word="Laforest">Laforest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span> <span word="Harlequin">Harlequin</span> <span word="Enterprises">Enterprises</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>, 61 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="should">should</span> "<span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="out">out</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,200 <span word="single">single</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 18 <span word="to">to</span> 55 <span word="also">also</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> 76 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="photograph">photograph</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="text">text</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>-<span word="breakers">breakers</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Blackberry">Blackberry</span>/<span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> <span word="dependency">dependency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="turnoffs">turnoffs</span>.</p><p><span word="Asked">Asked</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span>, <span word="nominating">nominating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humour">humour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accent">accent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>-<span word="ons">ons</span>.</p>
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