Dhaka: Many men might say it feels a lot longer, but the average bloke spends three weeks of their life waiting for their other to finishing shopping.
Wives or girlfriends browsing and trying on clothes means the average man will spend around 23 minutes of each shopping trip standing awkwardly outside a store or changing room.
And with couples going to the shops twice a month together, this amounts to almost 47 minutes a month or nine hours and 22 minutes a year hanging around. Over the average adult lifetime, this is equivalent to 24 days.
The study, commissioned by Andrews Air Conditioning, also found having to wait for your partner is among the most annoying things about shopping, along with crowds, queues and shops which are too hot.
In fact, temperature is a huge factor in our enjoyment of shopping, with 47 per cent saying they find shops are often too hot.
Almost half of Brits even admitted they have been so uncomfortable in a shop which is too warm or cold, they have ended up leaving without making any purchases.
One in five have even complained to a manager or member of staff about a shop being too hot or cold, while another 21 per cent have wanted to.
The poll of 2,000 adults found that half of blokes follow their partner around the store while they are shopping for themselves, while 37 per cent find a spot out of the way and just wait there.
Others stand or sit at the entrance to the shop, browse the internet on their phone or call or message friends.
One in ten have even used the time to slope off and get some food or drink.
But more than a third of couples admit leaving a partner waiting while they go off to shop has led to arguments, with more than one in ten men admitting they have point blank refused to go shopping with their other half as a result.
The study also revealed the nation's top shopping gripes, with crowds, long queues to pay and not being able to find an item in your size in the top three.
Shops being too hot, having to queue to use the changing rooms and stores only having one till open when they are busy also feature.
Not being able to find a member of staff or anywhere to sit and rest, and sales staff who are too pushy or pounce on you as soon as you walk through the shop complete the top ten.
Hot and stuffy changing rooms and stores which are too cold are also among the most annoying things about shopping.