There you are, days out from sharing weddings vows with the person you’ve promised to spend the rest of your life with. The traditional stag and hen do is a rite of passage for those about to take the plunge into married life. One interesting question, though – what exactly does your spouse-to-be actually think you’ll be doing during your last night of your freedom?
In a recent survey conducted by Ladbrokes Bingo, 2,000 UK men and women were asked what they get up to and what they think the opposite gender gets up to during hen/stag parties. This is a brilliant case of expectation vs. reality with the answers widely varied.
44% of men believe that the hen do is ultimately a celebration of getting married. While this is inherently true, it also estimates nearly ½ of bachelorette parties are dull affairs void of entertainment. 34% of women believe the stag do exists solely to celebrate that last night of freedom.
37% of men reported that they believe women spend anywhere between £101 – £250 during their hen dos. Almost an equal amount of men, 35%, believe that women actually lie about how much they end up spending. 34% of women believe men will spend between £250 – £500 on their stag dos and 34% believe men will ultimately lie about how much money they burn through. What’s a proper party without a few extra expenses?
Then of course is the timeless tradition of strippers. Nearly ½ of women surveyed reported they definitely had no interest in strippers for their hen do, reporting in at 38%. Closer to this trend, 29% of men believed women hired strippers for the party purely on the basis of comedic value.
Nearly 32% of women believe strippers are an essential component to the stag party. In reality, 13% of men reported that they would never consider hiring a stripper to celebrate their last gasp of freedom.
What about the taboo of infidelity, giving the modern stag/hen do a black eye? 32% of men believe their fiancé will indulge a ‘last night of freedom kiss’ while nearly half that amount, 17% of men, believe their fiancé will actually sleep with another man.
On the other side of the aisle, 27% of women believe their fiancé will share a kiss and 15% believe they’ll sleep with another woman. One of the most disparaging trends across the board, 69% of women overwhelmingly their fiancé will never spill the beans.
