Irish Wedding News
29/10/2014
A new survey has revealed the skills people look for or want to improve in a partner. For example, women would like their other half to be tidier, better at fixing things and more romantic,; while men would like their partner to improve their cooking and management of money.
The study, conducted by Sugru, to mark its 'Joy of Fix' campaign, found that women prefer their partner to be more tidy, more romantic and more useful at fixing things around the house. They would also like their boyfriend or spouse to improve their listening and DIY skills.
For men, the list of things they wanted their wife or girlfriend to improve on varied with sex topping the list. Improving their management of money, having a better sense of direction and better culinary skills also featured on the list.
Some 2,000 people took part in the study and, perhaps not surprisingly, six in 10 couples admitted they had actually argued after they pointed out the areas of their partner's appearance or personality they would most like to change. More than one in 10 said it had caused a serious row.
Meanwhile, women are more likely to want to change something about their partner, with 68% compared to 59% of men.
Three-quarters of respondents said they have told their other half what they can improve on, with women again more like to do so. When asked how their partner had responded to their perhaps brutal honesty of their faults, 35% said they weren't bothered, while 27% said they didn't speak for a while afterwards. A further 21% admitted their partner was angry.
It's not all bad news though, as the most attractive qualities in a partner were also revealed. These include being reliable and trustworthy, being attractive, romantic and good with children.
Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson for Sugru said: "Everyone probably has something they wish their other half was better at, whether it's sex or DIY. Nobody's perfect after all.
"It's interesting to see the difference between men and women and what they think their partner could do with improving.
"Perhaps stereotypically, far more men would like their partner to be better at sex than anything else, but for women this didn't even feature in the top ten.
"It seems more women would like their partners to help out around the home more often, to be better equipped at fixing things and to surprise them with the odd romantic gesture."
The top 10 things women wish their partner was better at:
1. Being tidy
2. Being romantic
3. Fixing things around the house
4. Listening
5. Cleaning
6. Cooking
7. Socialising
8. Managing money
9. DIY
10. Talking
The top 10 things men wish their partner was better at:
1. Sex
2. Managing money
3. Cooking
4. Being tidy
5. Socialising
6. Listening
7. Being romantic
8. Cleaning
9. Sense of direction
10. Driving
(JP/IT)
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Women Want Men 'To Be More Romantic'
A new survey has revealed the skills people look for or want to improve in a partner. For example, women would like their other half to be tidier, better at fixing things and more romantic,; while men would like their partner to improve their cooking and management of money.
The study, conducted by Sugru, to mark its 'Joy of Fix' campaign, found that women prefer their partner to be more tidy, more romantic and more useful at fixing things around the house. They would also like their boyfriend or spouse to improve their listening and DIY skills.
For men, the list of things they wanted their wife or girlfriend to improve on varied with sex topping the list. Improving their management of money, having a better sense of direction and better culinary skills also featured on the list.
Some 2,000 people took part in the study and, perhaps not surprisingly, six in 10 couples admitted they had actually argued after they pointed out the areas of their partner's appearance or personality they would most like to change. More than one in 10 said it had caused a serious row.
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Meanwhile, women are more likely to want to change something about their partner, with 68% compared to 59% of men.
Three-quarters of respondents said they have told their other half what they can improve on, with women again more like to do so. When asked how their partner had responded to their perhaps brutal honesty of their faults, 35% said they weren't bothered, while 27% said they didn't speak for a while afterwards. A further 21% admitted their partner was angry.
It's not all bad news though, as the most attractive qualities in a partner were also revealed. These include being reliable and trustworthy, being attractive, romantic and good with children.
Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson for Sugru said: "Everyone probably has something they wish their other half was better at, whether it's sex or DIY. Nobody's perfect after all.
"It's interesting to see the difference between men and women and what they think their partner could do with improving.
"Perhaps stereotypically, far more men would like their partner to be better at sex than anything else, but for women this didn't even feature in the top ten.
"It seems more women would like their partners to help out around the home more often, to be better equipped at fixing things and to surprise them with the odd romantic gesture."
The top 10 things women wish their partner was better at:
1. Being tidy
2. Being romantic
3. Fixing things around the house
4. Listening
5. Cleaning
6. Cooking
7. Socialising
8. Managing money
9. DIY
10. Talking
The top 10 things men wish their partner was better at:
1. Sex
2. Managing money
3. Cooking
4. Being tidy
5. Socialising
6. Listening
7. Being romantic
8. Cleaning
9. Sense of direction
10. Driving
(JP/IT)
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