Plans are already afoot for some surprises this February, as ladies across the UK prepare to take the opportunity to ask their partners to  marry them.

As February 29 only happens once every four years, the window for this fleeting tradition is a brief one, but according to research from Nationwide Building Society, the Leap Year proposal is still going strong. 

Of the 1,000 UK women surveyed, almost a third (30%) said they would consider making a Leap Year proposal, with a further one in twenty (6%) saying they were already planning a proposal this year. In fact, more than two in five (42%) said they may be more likely to ask a partner to marry them because of the opportunity afforded by a Leap Year. 

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