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Romance fun facts!

Coffee Break Romance. It's reported that more than 10,000 marriages a year now are directly traceable to romances which begin during coffee breaks.

Engagement Lengths. The average engagement lasts 06 months.

First Love. Two out of five marry their first love.

Wearing a Wedding Ring.
The reason that the engagement ring and wedding band is worn on the fourth finger of the left hand is because the ancient Egyptians thought that the "vein of love" Ran from this finger directly to the heart.

Go Ahead and Kiss.
A team of medical experts in Virginia contends that you're more likely to catch the common cold virus by shaking hands than by kissing.

Having Sex? According to a survey, the second most popular reason for having sex is to produce a baby.

Strange But True.
In Pennsylvania, Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.

Median Age for Marriage.
In 1970, brides were on average 20.8 years old when they married, while grooms were 23.2.
Americans are now marrying later in life. In the year 2000, brides were on average 25.1
With their grooms averaging 26.8.

Morning Kissing.
Studies indicate that a man who kisses his wife good-bye when he leaves for work every morning averages a higher income than those who don't. Husbands who exercise the rituals of affection tend to be more painstaking, more
Stable, more methodical, thus higher earners. Studies also show that men who kiss their wives before leaving in the morning live 05 years longer than those who don't.


Oldest Bride.
Minnie Munro became the world's oldest bride when she married Dudley Reid at the age of 102 on May 31, 1991.
Reid, the groom, was 83 years old.

Oldest Groom.
Harry Stevens was 103 when he married 84 year old Thelma Lucas at the Caravilla Retirement Home in Wisconsin on December 3, 1984.

Phone Proposals. 06% of men proposed to their girlfriends over the phone.


Romance Novels.
Romance Novels are more popular than ever.
53% of all mass market paperback books sold in this country are Romances.
Romance novels earn more money in the USA yearly than baseball!
So, what's the national pastime?

Sex Manuals. The oldest sex manuals were published in China 5,000 years ago.

The Longest Engagement.
Sixty-seven years.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records.
The happy couple finally wed at age 82!