81 PERCENT OF GIRLS DON'T CARE IF THEY EVER GET HITCHED

81 PERCENT OF GIRLS DON'T CARE IF THEY EVER GET HITCHED

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- There could be a lot more old maids in the near future, if a new survey of teenage girls is correct. The survey conducted by "YM" magazine reveals that 81 percent of teenage girls say they'd be perfectly happy if they wind up as a spinster. Other stats from the poll... -- 47 percent of girls think getting a big engagement ring is an important reason to get hitched. -- 84 percent would marry a guy who is at least five years older, while 36 percent admit to being "cradle robbers" who would happily marry a guy five years younger. -- Finally, 85 percent of girls claim they'd have to know a guy for at least a year before tying the knot, while 1 percent say one week is enough.

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