The poll by the firm Duo of 89 men and 107 women found that a majority of the women chose diamond rings as the most favourable gift while a majority of the men falsely assumed that women want simply sweet words or a song of love.
The survey found, however, that none of the 107 female respondents wanted a song.
The second rule is not to be stingy.
The magic of the moment might be lost if a man makes the mistake of taking his girlfriend out to a place around the corner, Duo said.
"He was handsome and funny, but I dumped my younger date after he brought me to a neighbourhood motel to propose," said respondent Kim Hye Jin, 32, a marketing manager at a pharmaceutical company. "I felt miserable when I was sitting in such a cheap place at such a moment."
The third rule is no public surprises.
The wedding agency said a woman on the receiving end of such a bombshell might often feel embarrassed or uncomfortable rather than loved.
A 29-year-old male respondent identified only by his family name of Chung told of a time when he jumped on a restaurant's music stage while dining with his girlfriend to yell, "I love you", and read aloud a love letter to her.
What he got in return, he said, was not appreciation but a look of shame. "This is ridiculous," she told him. "What is this in front of all these people here? Let's get out of here."
Playing hide-and-seek with a wedding ring - for instance, by placing it in a cake - is also not considered romantic by women, Duo said. Many found it common and outdated.
So is there a universal way to touch women's hearts? The wedding agency said many men found this way to be most successful: Prepare champagne, wine and balloons, and kneel down before her and tell her what's in your heart.
Read more: Mistakes men make while proposing - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/man-woman/Mistakes-men-make-while-proposing/articleshow/4117060.cms#ixzz15SJteSgG
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