More than a quarter of British women believe fitting into an old pair of jeans again would feel better than sex, according to research.
More than a third (35 per cent) of those surveyed admitted owning a pair of "trophy" jeans they used to fit into and kept in the hope they would slim down enough to wear.
Asked how managing to put them back on would feel, 29.1 per cent said it would be better than sex, 28.9 per cent thought it would beat a promotion, 20.6 per cent believed it would top a best friend's wedding, 20.3 per cent said it would feel better than a lottery win and 11.1 per cent thought it would beat a marriage proposal.
The poll by cereal brand Special K also revealed that 30 per cent of women fantasised more about slimming back into their "trophy" jeans than about Hollywood heartthrobs such as George Clooney or Brad Pitt.
The survey showed that on average women own five pairs of jeans, with 10 per cent of women claiming their jeans have outlasted their longest relationship.
Laura Bryant, from Special K, said: "Women hold a deep attachment to that one pair of jeans which they know they look and feel great in.
"They use them as a benchmark and a great motivational tool when slimming and it doesn't matter how old the pair is.
"This research shows the sense of euphoria and the endorphin rush women get when they achieve their goal of fitting back into that one special pair of jeans is even better or on a par with some of the other great pleasures in life."
(Read by Renee Haines. Renee Haines is a multimedia journalist at the China Daily Web site.)


BBC News with David Austin.
President Obama has congratulated Hamid Karzai on his re-election as president of Afghanistan,
but he’s called for a new chapter there, including greater efforts to eradicate corruption. His
remarks came after Afghanistan’s Election Commission cancelled the second round of the
presidential poll and declared Mr. Karzai the winner, following the withdrawal of his only
opponent, Abdullah Abdullah. Paul Adams reports from Washington.
President Obama has been quick to put his administration’s weight behind Hamid Karzai, but
with qualifications. He called the election messy and outlined the need for what he termed a new
chapter of improved governance, including efforts to combat corruption. The proof of the Karzai
government, he said, would be in its deeds, not its words. As for how the apparent end to
Afghanistan’s election crisis will affect the administration’s deliberations, already weeks long,
over whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan, the White House spokesman Robert
Gibbs, in what has become a familiar refrain, said that decision was still some weeks away.
A suicide bombing in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi has killed 35 people. Two bombers on a
motorbike blew themselves up near the army’s headquarters. In Lahore, a car blew up injuring
about 15 people.
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奥巴马总统祝贺卡尔扎伊再次当选阿富汗总统，但是他希望阿富汗历史能够掀开新的篇章，
包括在根除腐败方面进行更多努力。就在奥巴马发表讲话前不久，阿富汗选举委员会宣布取
消第二轮总统选举投票，继唯一的竞争对手阿卜杜拉退出二轮选举后，卡尔扎伊成为选举的
胜利者。Paul Adams 在华盛顿报道。
奥巴马总统以最快的速度表达了美国政府对卡尔扎伊的支持，但是附有一定的条件。他表示，
选举过程非常混乱，并强调了改善政府执政能力的必要性，其中包括努力打击腐败行为。他
说，证明卡尔扎伊政府的能力需要实际行动，而不仅仅是语言表态。至于阿富汗选举危机的