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If you are hoping for a grand romantic gesture this Valentine's Day, you may be in for a disappointment.A new report has revealed that chivalry is very nearly dead.
It seems our increased reliance on texting, emailing and social networking has left the ancient art of love letter writing well and truly in the past.
Though 78 per cent of women would love to receive a romantically inclined letter or poem, only 50 per cent of men have ever attempted either.
A canny six per cent have, though, successfully passed off an existing poem as their own in a bid to woo the ladies.
Texting is now a popular form of sending your loved one a note, with 21 per cent of modern men admitting that this is their messenger of choice, according to the Lindt Lindor Code of Modern Chivalry report.
But for the girls, these dashed off messages just don't compare with a dashing knight in armour.
Just over half of the women surveyed admitted that they would be disappointed to receive a Facebook or Twitter message as a Valentine greeting and a sizeable 62 per cent would like to be complimented on their appearance.
Relationship expert Jenni Trent Hughes, told the Daily Mail: "We may no longer be knights in shining armour or damsels in distress, but we still want and need romance – it is part of our emotional DNA.
"The beauty of romance in the 21st Century is that it is a blank slate.
"Forget about everyone else and make Valentine's Day work for you and the object of your affection."
So forget the Blackberry, boys... pick up the bill and gaze lovingly into your woman's eyes and you will at least be off to a good start.
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