It’s nearly Valentine’s day and I’m down here…

It looks as though I might have ended up in the most unromantic place in the UK.  Humph.  According to Morrison’s

research this week, men in the South East are the least likely to try to keep the romance burning brightly.  It seems that those in Wales or the North East are far keener to foster the spark at the beginning of the relationship. 90% of them intend to rekindle romance this Sunday.

Perhaps this is incidental though, as without a partner the idea of Valentine’s day romance and food is hopeless really.  So maybe I should be consoled that this Sunday two-thirds (62%) of British couples will be staying in and cooking. But there seems to be no basmati rice and chilli sauce this time, instead replacing the fancy fodder with heart-warming classics.  Over half (58%) will be choosing a classic soup over saucier scallops and two thirds (65%) opting for a homely lasagne over a fussy salmon en croute.

Maybe its safest to cater for myself on Sunday though, rather than endure the disappointment of a nice meal that doesn’t turn out quite as expected.  After all I think I’d be a bit upset if I was at the receiving end of the valentines faux pas below, or they hadn’t heeded Sarah Coles’ Wallet PoP UK’s advice and checked whether I wanted to dine in or out.

Top five Valentine’s meal turn-offs:

1.     Bad table manners

2.     Mother cooking the meal

3.     Being cooked unhealthy food

4.     An ‘everyday’ meal such as a stir-fry

5.     A takeaway meal

And Monday is another week and the talk of romance will soon be over:-)