TIL (Today I learned) that there’s an Irish tradition that says women who think their men have “taken too long” often propose on Feb 29, aka Leap Day.

While leap years have been associated with a variety of myths (beans grew the “wrong” way) and superstitions (leap year marriages were doomed in Greek culture), the predominant leap year tradition in Western culture was a brief role reversal for women in the arena of courtship.

This tradition is thought to have originated in Ireland during the 5th century, when St. Bridget reportedly implored St. Patrick to grant women the opportunity to propose to men during a leap year. 

So, men with girlfriends who seem to be acting a bit off in the last few days, we highly recommend you book a last minute trip to, I dunno, somewhere off the grid, where you can not be reached for a full 24 hours.

Then sign up for OBC Dating, where we’re all enjoying the unmarried life, thank you very much.

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