New York, NY (WFN) -- Ladies: If you want to avoid being an old maid, you better get hitched by age 28.

According to a new survey by Lenox, 78 percent of Americans think a woman should be wed by age 28 but only 66 percent think men should tie the knot at that young age.

Meanwhile, 28 percent think guys should hit 29 before settling down but only 14 percent think a woman should wait that long.

Finally, oldsters do have old-fashioned ideas about getting married: 27 percent of seniors believe a woman should be wed by age 23, but only 15 percent of the general population feels that way.

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