The true sign he thinks you’re ‘The One’

If your man lets you buy his underwear it means he’s serious about you, a new poll by British retailer Debenhams reveals…

Men only buy their own underpants when they are hoping to entice a potential partner into a relationship, according to a new survey.

The poll by British retailer Debenhams showed that men normally leave the purchasing of their underwear to their mothers until about the age of 19, relatively late when compared to women, who start buying their own knickers around 13.

Between the ages of 19 and 23, men tend to buy their own underwear, up to 31 pairs a year in the belief that wearing new underpants is an essential prerequisite to a relationship.

Buying declines gradually to zero between 23 and 33, because most men are in stable relationships and leave the shopping to their partners, unless they are still on the prowl.

‘Our research shows that you can tell when a man is looking for a partner by the number of new underpants they buy for themselves,' said Debenhams Head of Men's Accessories Buying, Rob Faucherand.

‘If he buys more than 31 pairs every year then he's either still trying desperately to impress the woman in his life - or else she's not The One.'

However, Faucherand said that if your man seldom goes to the underwear section on his own, and instead assumes that you will choose for him, then you can be certain that your relationship is in a very stable phase.

The country's biggest pants retailer, Marks & Spencer, has for some time been aware this trend and ensures its male underwear section is targeted at its female shoppers. Manufacturers, most notably Armani, have also appealed to female sensitivities by publishing photographs of David Beckham modelling its men's underwear range. We're not complaining...

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