ONE IN FIVE NEWLYWED COUPLES DON’T CONSUMMATE THEIR MARRIAGE ACCORDING TO NEW AREYOUROMANTIC.COM POLL

— Survey Shows First Night As Man and Wife Not Always a Romantic Honeymoon Kick-Off —

LAKEVILLE, PA – One in five couples admit to not consummating the marriage on their wedding night, according to a recent “Happy Honeymoon?” poll from AreYouRomantic.com. The survey, commissioned by Caesars Pocono Resorts, asked married men and women about their newlywed romantic activities: from honeymoon planning to couples activities to the importance of marital tradition. The poll determined that while a small number of couples seem to prefer the new and innovative, most couples still value tradition in post-nuptial travel planning.

According to the “Happy Honeymoon?” poll, most couples do “seal the deal” on their wedding night, however, it was discovered that almost a fifth of newlyweds don’t. Why? Blame the open bar, lack of sleep and “natural” concerns.

The reasons why they didn’t:

• 32 percent said that they (or their partner) were too tired
• 14 percent said that they (or their partner) had too much to drink (Women chose this answer twice as often as men did!)
• 11 percent said that family and friends were still around (Men chose this answer more than five times more often than woman.)
• 10 percent said that it wasn’t important to them.

The good, the bad and the ugly: The list of free-response answers why couples didn’t consummate the marriage on their wedding night was topped by “that time of the month”.

Our respondents also mentioned:

• “He was playing blackjack all night.” (Who does that?)
• “Too much sake and sushi consumed.” (Yum, but yikes)
• “It was consummated MANY TIMES before.” (notice the caps!)

Despite some couples’ lack of indulgence in traditional wedding night bliss, most newlyweds still incorporate tradition into their honeymoon planning.

• 67 percent of people wouldn’t bypass the wedding reception to head right to the honeymoon.
  • Both men and woman answered equally.
• An overwhelming number (70 percent) of brides and grooms still pay for the honeymoon themselves, despite the recent changes in traditional honeymoon financial roles (honeymoon registries, parental gifts, etc.).
  • But, we learned that the honeymoons of newly married couples have been affected by recent economic issues with nearly half (more than 44 percent) answering that “financial constraints” kept them from doing everything they wanted to on their honeymoon.

AreYouRomantic.com provides site romantic tips and ideas, user-submitted stories, last-minute gifts, and a blog written by Caesars Pocono Resorts’ Romance Concierges, Francis Cruz and Tracey Getz. The website also features a new Romance Quotient (RQ) Quiz that allows you to enter the “Spring Fling Getaway” sweepstakes with the chance to win a free romantic two-night getaway for two to any Caesars Pocono Resorts property and automatically qualifies you for special resort offers.

For information about everyday romantic ideas, visit AreYouRomantic.com.

The “Happy Honeymoon?” poll was administered to 288 men and 266 women, (+/- 4%) from April 14-15, 2008. The poll was sponsored by Caesars Pocono Resorts (www.CPResorts.com) and conducted by Zoomerang.

(Editor’s Note: For a copy of the “Happy Honeymoon?” poll or to schedule an interview with Francis Cruz, Romance Concierge at Caesars Pocono Resorts, please contact Megan Lauria at 315-233-3000 or mlauria@mower.com).

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