Ladies, what makes you feel alive? - Alan

Eating cake, flirting with strangers and dodging a parking ticket: The little things that REALLY make modern women feel alive.

Scoring a freebie, winning an argument with customer services, eating cake and flirting with a stranger are the things that make a modern woman's day.

Researchers surveyed women to see what things made them feel alive and what things drained them.

Going on vacation topped the list of things that excited them with 41% followed by sex with 26%.

On the other end money worried topped the list of things that drained them with 45% followed by fighting with their partner with 34%.

THINGS THAT EXCITE

1. Going on vacation - 41%

2. Having sex - 26%

3. Exercising/ playing sport - 26%

4. Eating good food - 25%

5. Shopping - 21%

6. Meeting friends for a drink - 20%

7. Attending a live concert - 18%

8. Grabbing a freebie - 18%

9. Eating healthily - 12%

10. Pay day - 9%

THINGS THAT DRAIN

1. Money worries - 45%

2. Arguing/bickering with a partner - 34%

3. Dark winter nights - 31%

4. Working in general - 25 %

5. Going to bed too late - 24%

6. Queuing - 23%

7. Bad customer service - 22%

8. Traffic - 19%

9. Listening to other people's problems - 19%

10. Working overtime - 15%

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