York campaigns to end romantic clichés in 2016’s Leap Year
2016 may be a Leap Year, but why should women only have one day (29 February) every four years to propose, and why stick to the same romantic clichés? As a champion of romance, the City of York is calling on women in love to make this Leap Year last the whole year. Most Leap Year statistics are depressingly conventional. Back in 2012 (the last Leap Year) two thirds of women said they would prefer the man to propose, while only 5% of marriages are a result of the woman proposing. Now Make It York is setting out a challenge to change that. In the interests of women across the UK, York