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English business tycoon Richard Branson has topped an online poll conducted to find out who amongst the affluent men the women would like to have a date with. Branson earned a total of 35 per cent votes from British women in the poll conducted by online dating firm Parship recently. The owner of the Virgin brand that has got over 360 companies under its belt, Branson is easily worth a whopping 2,700 million pounds. He faced no problem is preceding former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney. The former Beatle bagged 25 per cent votes in the online poll.
Among other wealthy men with whom women expressed their desire to have a date with includes Chelsea Football Club owner, Roman Abramovich. Abramovich is worth 11, 700 million pounds and occupied the third place with 19 per cent votes despite the fact that he is much richer than Paul McCartney. The remaining two names in the list for top five includes that of Alan Sugar and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who came in fourth and fifth place respectively with 13 percent and 5 percent of the votes.
‘It’s not surprising that the mature man is likely to be richer. However, he will also be wiser in the ways of what puts a smile on a woman's face. It's not just about diamonds and being a sugar daddy. It's very much about being self-assured and at ease in the glare of publicity. Knowing which restaurant fits what mood and being more patient in romantic situations,’ is what Tony Blin-Stoyle, Parship’s
