If a man asked a woman to marry him and she refused, you’d say she ________.
This question was markedly rephrased from the 1965–70 question.
| JILTED HIM | 9 |
| DITCHED HIM | 8 |
| TURNED HIM DOWN | 7 |
| DUMPED HIM | 5 |
| GAVE HIM THE COLD SHOULDER | 2 |
| GAVE HIM THE RUNAROUND | 2 |
| GIVE HIM THE COLD SHOULDER | 2 |
| DIDN’T SETTLE | 1 |
| DODGED A BULLET | 1 |
| DOESN’T WANT TO MARRY HIM | 1 |
| GOT SMART | 1 |
| JOLTED HIM | 1 |
| REFUSED HIS OFFER TO MARRY HIM | 1 |
| REJECTED HIM | 1 |
| SAID NO | 1 |
| TOLD HIM NO | 1 |
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