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The way to your Valentine’s heart may go through Mom

A cup proclaims the superpowers of mothers in Washington, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Guys, if you want to get the girl, try bringing flowers _ to her mother. It may sound old-fashioned, but winning Mom’s OK is still a big deal in the fast-changing, app-tapping, hookup-happy world of dating. A new poll finds that 6 in 10 young women say when they’re thinking of getting serious with someone, their mother’s approval is “extremely” or “very” important.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A cup proclaims the superpowers of mothers in Washington, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Guys, if you want to get the girl, try bringing flowers _ to her mother. It may sound old-fashioned, but winning Mom’s OK is still a big deal in the fast-changing, app-tapping, hookup-happy world of dating. A new poll finds that 6 in 10 young women say when they’re thinking of getting serious with someone, their mother’s approval is “extremely” or “very” important.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) A cup proclaims the superpowers of mothers in Washington, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Guys, if you want to get the girl, try bringing flowers _ to her mother. It may sound old-fashioned, but winning Mom’s OK is still a big deal in the fast-changing, app-tapping, hookup-happy world of dating. A new poll finds that 6 in 10 young women say when they’re thinking of getting serious with someone, their mother’s approval is “extremely” or “very” important.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

WASHINGTON (AP) – Guys, if you want to get the girl, try bringing flowers – to her mother.

In a new poll, 6 in 10 young women say when they’re thinking of getting serious with someone, their mother’s approval is “extremely” or “very” important.

In the Associated Press-WE (wee) tv national poll, 4 in 10 young women say they would consider breaking up with a guy if mom didn’t like him.

Sons in the survey worried a little less than daughters about what mom thinks of their dates. Still, half of 18-to-29-year-old men say their mother’s approval is extremely or very important when a relationship might get serious.

Dads also have their say. The poll finds their opinions are more important to daters under 30 than what friends or siblings think.