"Romantic Relationships Matter More to Men than to Women."
“Women are often viewed as more romantic than men, and romantic relationships are assumed to be more central to the lives of women than to those of men. Despite the prevalence of these beliefs, some recent research paints a different picture. We propose that relative to women: men expect to obtain greater benefits from relationship formation and thus strive more strongly for a romantic partner, men benefit more from romantic relationship involvement in terms of their mental and physical health, men are less likely to initiate breakups, and men suffer more from relationship dissolution.
Men`s and women`s responses to anonymous surveys [reveal] that romantic relationships may be more consequentialto men than to women. Single men, for example, typically strive harder to initiate romantic relationships than single women do. Once in a relationship, men tend to experience greater benefits from having a romantic partner and are less likely to end the relationship. Following relationship breakups, men suffer more from relationship dissolution.
Numerous findings support these gender differences. For example, in contrast to portrayals in media, adolescent girls, as compared to boys, are less likely to believe that a romantic partner is required to be truly happy. Moreover, adult men, as compared to women, are more likely to think that life without a partner is empty and makes one incomplete as a person.
These gendered beliefs match the actual effects that relationship status has on both men`s and women`s well-being: Compared to women, men derive greater mental and physical health benefits from having a romantic partner. Both divorce and nonmarital dissolutions are typically initiated by women, not men.
After a breakup of a mixed-gender relationship, men more so than women tend to hold favorable feelings and attitudes toward their ex-partners. Men also report feeling less well during singlehood, up to the point that men are more prone to have a reduced life expectancy and an increased risk of suicide relative to women.
Men’s global perceptions of social support depend more on their relationship status than is true for women. Men also tend to view their romantic partners as their primary resource of emotional support much more often than women do. For example, 49% of men in a US study claimed that their romantic partner was their primary confidant, whereas only 20% of women did. We suggest that men, compared to women, perceive fewer opportunities for fulfillment of their intimacy needs and reception of emotional support outside of romantic relationships.”
“Women are often viewed as more romantic than men, and romantic relationships are assumed to be more central to the lives of women than to those of men. Despite the prevalence of these beliefs, some recent research paints a different picture. We propose that relative to women: men expect to obtain greater benefits from relationship formation and thus strive more strongly for a romantic partner, men benefit more from romantic relationship involvement in terms of their mental and physical health, men are less likely to initiate breakups, and men suffer more from relationship dissolution.
Men`s and women`s responses to anonymous surveys [reveal] that romantic relationships may be more consequentialto men than to women. Single men, for example, typically strive harder to initiate romantic relationships than single women do. Once in a relationship, men tend to experience greater benefits from having a romantic partner and are less likely to end the relationship. Following relationship breakups, men suffer more from relationship dissolution.
Numerous findings support these gender differences. For example, in contrast to portrayals in media, adolescent girls, as compared to boys, are less likely to believe that a romantic partner is required to be truly happy. Moreover, adult men, as compared to women, are more likely to think that life without a partner is empty and makes one incomplete as a person.
These gendered beliefs match the actual effects that relationship status has on both men`s and women`s well-being: Compared to women, men derive greater mental and physical health benefits from having a romantic partner. Both divorce and nonmarital dissolutions are typically initiated by women, not men.
After a breakup of a mixed-gender relationship, men more so than women tend to hold favorable feelings and attitudes toward their ex-partners. Men also report feeling less well during singlehood, up to the point that men are more prone to have a reduced life expectancy and an increased risk of suicide relative to women.
Men’s global perceptions of social support depend more on their relationship status than is true for women. Men also tend to view their romantic partners as their primary resource of emotional support much more often than women do. For example, 49% of men in a US study claimed that their romantic partner was their primary confidant, whereas only 20% of women did. We suggest that men, compared to women, perceive fewer opportunities for fulfillment of their intimacy needs and reception of emotional support outside of romantic relationships.”
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