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From the NY Times Sunday Styles section
A 28-year-old business student in Chicago admitted that he was using the recession to justify his cold feet in proposing marriage to his partner.
“It’s providing a good excuse,” he said. “I’ve been with my partner now almost three years, it’s coming up on time, at least in my traditional family values sense.” Since his original plan was to fly off to Paris or the Caribbean over Valentine’s Day to propose, it’s easy enough to leave the impression that it is worth delaying the trip in order to save thousands of dollars, given the state of the economy, he said.
Like many interviewed for this article, the business student requested anonymity because, essentially, he was admitting to being a fibber.
A 28-year-old business student in Chicago admitted that he was using the recession to justify his cold feet in proposing marriage to his partner.
“It’s providing a good excuse,” he said. “I’ve been with my partner now almost three years, it’s coming up on time, at least in my traditional family values sense.” Since his original plan was to fly off to Paris or the Caribbean over Valentine’s Day to propose, it’s easy enough to leave the impression that it is worth delaying the trip in order to save thousands of dollars, given the state of the economy, he said.
Like many interviewed for this article, the business student requested anonymity because, essentially, he was admitting to being a fibber.