Men spend more on their subsequent wives

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They might not get a white wedding or a Kim Kardashian style multi-million dollar ring but second wives do get a more expensive sparkler than their man's first wife, new research has revealed.

On average, men preparing to propose to wife number two spend £1,200 more on the engagement ring because they have 'more faith in the security of the marriage' second time around.

What's more, the study found that 92 per cent of them pay for the bauble themselves, with just seven per cent saying they split the cost of the ring with their fiancée.

According to study, which was conducted by an online jeweler, the average cost of a ring purchased for a first marriage was £821 but that jumped to £2,050 for a second.

Third wives enjoyed an even larger average spend of £3,003 on their engagement ring - a hike of more than £950.

Asked why they splashed out more on their second marriage, 48 per cent said the extra cash was worth it because they had more faith in the security of their new relationship while 38 per cent admitted it was simply because they were wealthier.

17 per cent revealed that they hadn't actually intended to spend more but were foiled by the expensive tastes of their future wives.

Despite the larger spend, men preparing for their second proposal spent less time choosing the ring, with almost half opting to ask their new fiancee to choose for them.

By contrast, just 30 per cent of men getting married for the first time did the same.

Least romantic of all were the eight per cent of men who told researchers that they chose to 'recycle' their first wife's engagement ring and give it to their new partner after proposing.

'To see that the expenditure rises by around £1,000 per marriage was surprising but understandable given the social context in which second and third marriages usually come about - later in life, when your disposable income will often have increased,' said Ali O'Neill, head of product at comparejewellery.com.

'What was interesting was the idea that men spend more when they have more faith in the marriage, and consider second marriages to be more worthy of spending a little extra.

Source: Dailymail.co.uk