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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Josie Clarke

Three quarters of Britons would rather stay home on Valentine’s Day – poll

More than a quarter of respondents to a survey described Valentine’s Day as overhyped (Alamy/PA) -

Almost three quarters of Britons would rather stay home with familiar comforts like snacks and a film than go out for Valentine’s Day, a survey suggests.

Some 57% of 25 to 34-year-olds also say they have regretted how much they spent on Valentine’s Day, and 30% now spend much less on the occasion than they did five years ago due to cost-of-living pressures, according to the poll for digital bank Zopa.

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