Mini Poll: RECESSION-PROOF HOLIDAY?
Current Totals:
Do you like Valentine's Day?
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Yes, because I have a sweetheart:
48%
Yes, even though I don't have a sweetheart:
19%
No, because I don't have a sweetheart:
8%
No, even though I have a sweetheart:
25%
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Did last Valentine's Day meet your expectations?
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Yes:
64%
Yes, unfortunately:
20%
No:
16%
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What are your expectations for this year's Valentine's Day?
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It will be the best ever:
14%
It will be about the same as usual:
84%
It will be the worst ever:
2%
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Will you send or receive an unsigned Valentine's Day card or gift this year?
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Yes, I will send something to a secret Valentine:
6%
Yes, I will receive something from a secret Valentine:
1%
Yes, I will both send and receive secret Valentines this year:
4%
No, neither:
89%
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What are your plans for Valentine's Day this year?
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A night out:
33%
I'm cooking at home:
11%
My sweetie is cooking at home:
6%
No plans:
25%
No plans, kids:
13%
No plans, no sweetie:
12%
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Which of the following would make this Valentine's Day the best ever?
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I would spend time with my current sweetie:
47%
I would spend time with my current sweetie, and I would receive a thoughtful gift:
20%
I would not see my current sweetie, but would receive a thoughtful gift from him/her:
2%
I would find a new sweetie:
17%
I would get back together with an old sweetie:
5%
I would manage to see more than one sweetie:
9%
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Which of the following activities comes closest to your idea of a perfect Valentine's Day outing?
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Beer and bowling at Flamingo Bowl:
11%
Front-row tickets to see Joel McHale at The Pageant:
3%
Having dinner at the St. Louis Zoo, followed by a lecture about animal courtship:
6%
Exploring the tubes and tunnels at City Museum:
8%
Enjoying a romantic dinner at Cielo in the Four Seasons Downtown:
44%
Listening to Kim Massie's "Be My Valentine" concert at the Sheldon:
18%
Attending the Singles for Slay event at Atomic Cowboy:
9%
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From which of the following stores would the best Valentine's Day gift for you come?
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Left Bank Books:
30%
Bissinger's:
23%
Hamilton Jewelers:
22%
Hanneke Hardware:
11%
Beverly's Hill:
14%
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Which of the following is the most inappropriate Valentine's Day gift?
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A fitness training class:
2%
A diet book:
21%
Cleaning tools:
10%
A break-up note:
22%
A gift card:
13%
A legal notice:
16%
Lingerie:
13%
Anything to or from someone other than one's sweetie:
4%
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How long after you've been dating do you assume that you will have a date on Valentine's Day?
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A couple of weeks:
15%
A month:
16%
2-3 months:
22%
6 months:
22%
The only way I'd be sure is if the first date was on Feb. 14:
25%
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If those little candy hearts had little candy brains, which one would most likely come to you?
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TEXT ME:
4%
HOT STUFF:
21%
URA TIGER:
11%
YEAH RIGHT:
33%
SAY YES:
19%
SLAY ME:
12%
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With which of the following local bachelors or bachelorettes would you most like to spend time on Valentine's Day?
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Post-Dispatch Editorial Page Editor Gilbert Bailon:
12%
Alive Magazine editor Kelly Hamilton:
10%
SLU basketball coach Rick Majerus:
13%
Gubernatorial aide Mary Nelson:
8%
City TV 10's Gilberto Pinela:
8%
Channel 5 reporter Ann Rubin:
14%
First Sister Monietta Slay:
14%
State Senator Jeff Smith:
23%
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Do you believe that St. Louis is a better city than most for singles?
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Yes, the dating scene is lively:
8%
Yes, but it's just because I'm irresistible:
7%
No. The odds are good, but the goods are odd:
33%
I don't know. I'm in a relationship and/or not looking:
52%
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.
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