A third of men in Russia support romance on dates 13:38

While approximately one in five Russians prefer to spend their date in a restaurant, the vast majority of the country’s residents believe that the man should pay for all activities during the meeting. This survey was conducted by Lady Mail.ru (VK project) among users on the eve of Valentine’s Day; More than six thousand participants attended.

The survey found that 56% of respondents go on appointments, with half doing so every two weeks or more often. According to 65 percent of Russians, the initiative to invite someone on a date belongs to the man. At the same time, a third of respondents (31%) believe that each partner can show this.

The majority of respondents (76%) are of the opinion that the man should pay on the date. One in five Russians are sure that everyone should pay for themselves or split the bill equally.

More than 20 percent of Russians prefer to spend their dates in a restaurant. In terms of popularity, walks in parks and beautiful city places come second (19%), while outdoor activities come third (15%).

Also Moscow, Omsk and St. Residents of St. Petersburg go to restaurants more often, in Vladivostok they prefer the cinema, in Kazan and Chelyabinsk they like to go out into nature with their lovers.

38% of men and 34% of women consider a romantic date to be the most memorable; 14% of respondents are inspired by a fun date with sports games.

The survey showed that a third of Russians celebrate Valentine’s Day: most respondents organize romantic dates at home and give each other gifts.

For the holiday, stars, bloggers and authors of VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and Zen launch thematic challenges that will inspire users to go on unusual dates.

In its community on VKontakte, INSTASAMKA invited subscribers to declassify their best places for dates. Until February 14, VKontakte users will be able to tell INSTASAMKA about the most unusual, romantic and unforgettable places for dates in their city, and Dasha, together with voice assistant Marusya and will personally select the best stories and give them to VK Capsules authors. certificates for an unusual date.

Married chefs and food bloggers from Zen, VKontakte and OK will show with their examples how the creation of delicious masterpieces is combined. Grigory Mosin with his wife Vladlena, Sasha and Olya Belkovich and “Sweet Peach” will be put to the test under the hashtag #FoodUnites: the heroes will prepare a meal together, one will not see what he is doing, the second will wear headphones with loud music. Blogger subscribers will be able to share their favorite paired dishes; Authors of the best reviews will receive gift baskets with products for a romantic dinner.

It will be possible to confess your love for sports: the #sportloveyou marathon will start on February 14 on VKontakte and Zen. German El Classico, Nikita Nagorny and Irek Rizaev will show their best sports tricks and workouts on VK Clips. Any VKontakte and Zen user will be able to participate in the marathon: bloggers will choose posts with their favorite clips and “confessions”, among which will be a certificate worth 100,000 rubles for sports equipment and equipment, VK Capsules with voice assistant Marusya and a smart watch.

Another challenge will unite all travel lovers: in VKontakte stories and moments on OK, a community of 50 travel bloggers will talk about beautiful, impressive and romantic trips and routes, and also reward the best stories of subscribers with prizes.

Appeared before in Russia has become more expensive go on appointments.