CNN reporter: I'm doing a story on how
women in relationships tend to be colder than men, and how that affects relationships.
Not exact matches
In fact, not only is it possible, it's more common than you think — last year, a study found that women tend to lose interest in sex about a year into a relationshi
In fact, not only is it possible, it's more common than you think — last year, a study found that
women tend to lose interest
in sex about a year into a relationshi
in sex about a year into a
relationship.
While Canadian
women are just as likely as men to use the services of an advisor, and with relatively similar results
in satisfaction with them, they
tend to value the «soft» elements of the client - advisor
relationship more than men do.
And then there are older
women who are happily dating or
in relationships — according to an AARP study, most divorced
women in midlife do find someone new — 75 percent of
women in their 50s reported enjoying serious, exclusive
relationships after their divorces, often within two years, compared with 81 percent of men
in their 50s (although more older men
tend to marry again than older
women).
I think it works like this; when we feel content
in our
relationship, men and
women tend to add a few pounds.
Of course, self - help books and
relationship «experts» — from Steve Harvey (Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man) to John Gray (Men Are From Mars,
Women Are From Venus) and others — tend to encourage women to «accept imbalances in their relationships with men to attract and keep them.&r
Women Are From Venus) and others —
tend to encourage
women to «accept imbalances in their relationships with men to attract and keep them.&r
women to «accept imbalances
in their
relationships with men to attract and keep them.»
Depression and anxiety
tend to ebb
in women with satisfying
relationships.
But a low sex ratio also lowers the living standards of
women and causes turmoil
in relationships, mainly because men typically have more power
in society, which they
tend to exercise crudely when there are extra
women around.
Previous studies had found that more men than
women have what's called a «dismissing avoidant» style
in relationships, meaning they
tend to deny their emotions and their need for the other person.
«There is some evidence to show that
women tend to be more communicative and expressive
in relationships and men may be more repressive,» says the lead researcher, Wendy Troxel, PhD, an assistant professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Pittsburgh.
While
women tend to crave a
relationship with passion at its core; men become more demanding
in the
relationship in a different way — they
tend to want a smooth life free of drama.»
Being an older
woman in a
relationship does
tend to come with certain perks and downfalls, whether you are two or three years his senior or are talking cougar territory.
Maybe you always fall for the charismatic bad boy who sweeps
in and out of your life on a whim, or maybe you
tend to date
women who have just got out of a long - term
relationship and aren't looking for anything serious.
When older men dating younger
women, men
tend to always take the lead and thus treat the
woman as a less equal partner
in a
relationship.
His clients range
in age from their early 20s to early 50s, but most
tend to be straight professional
women who desire a
relationship with marriage potential.
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta - Jones, George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin, Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas — these are just some of the couples who are
in an older man / younger
woman relationship, which
tends to get a bad rap for no real good reason.
Dating someone youngerwhether youre two or three years his senior or are talking cougar territorycertainly can work (look at Eva Longoria and her 4 - years younger beau), but being an older
woman in a
relationship does
tend to come with certain perks and downfalls.
Men
tend to be more positive, happy, and satisfied
in their
relationships than
women: 80 % of men (vs. 76 % of
women) reported that they're «
in love» with their partner or spouse.
The results from 2,286 respondents tell an eye - opening story: - 95 % of men and 87 % of
women agree that it does not matter if you make more money than the person you are dating - 87 % of men and 80 % of
women would stay
in a
relationship where their partner had filed for bankruptcy - 67 % of
women and 66 % of men never kept financial secrets from someone they are dating - 64 % of men and 63 % of
women don't
tend to argue with their partner about money.
Broken down by gender, the report found that men
tend to be more positive, happy, and satisfied
in their
relationships than
women.
In fact, whether they're in a sugar relationship or not, older men tend to pair with younger women — as many as 69 % of families in the UK consist of an older father and a younger mother (source: ONS
In fact, whether they're
in a sugar relationship or not, older men tend to pair with younger women — as many as 69 % of families in the UK consist of an older father and a younger mother (source: ONS
in a sugar
relationship or not, older men
tend to pair with younger
women — as many as 69 % of families
in the UK consist of an older father and a younger mother (source: ONS
in the UK consist of an older father and a younger mother (source: ONS).
Women tend to cheat less, with only 15 % acknowledging an affair
in a current or previous
relationship.
The scientists say that although men
tend to believe that
women are more interested
in them sexually than they really are, «No research currently exists on how people perceive their romantic partner's sexual desire
in the context of ongoing, intimate
relationships.»
People high
in attachment anxiety, those who desire intense closeness with a partner but fear rejection and are highly attentive to relationship threats, monitor their partners more closely on Facebook.4 In general, especially during young adulthood, women tend to score higher on attachment anxiety than do men.5 In our study, we found that attachment anxiety explained gender differences in partner monitoring in response to feelings of jealous
in attachment anxiety, those who desire intense closeness with a partner but fear rejection and are highly attentive to
relationship threats, monitor their partners more closely on Facebook.4
In general, especially during young adulthood, women tend to score higher on attachment anxiety than do men.5 In our study, we found that attachment anxiety explained gender differences in partner monitoring in response to feelings of jealous
In general, especially during young adulthood,
women tend to score higher on attachment anxiety than do men.5
In our study, we found that attachment anxiety explained gender differences in partner monitoring in response to feelings of jealous
In our study, we found that attachment anxiety explained gender differences
in partner monitoring in response to feelings of jealous
in partner monitoring
in response to feelings of jealous
in response to feelings of jealousy.
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Women who used oral contraception when they met their partner
tended to find him less attractive, engaged
in compliant sex and rejected sexual advances more frequently as the
relationship progressed, and were more likely to initiate separation if it occurred.»
That said, even among couples that do split the workload, chores
tend to fall to one partner more than the other (
in heterosexual
relationships, usually the
woman).
There are few research or intervention programs designed to identify and address the specific needs of sandwiched individuals like myself to help them cope better.2 We know that members of the sandwiched generation (who care for young children and aging parents) often face burnout
in their marriages, 2 which is feeling emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausted about the
relationship.3 One group of researchers found that sandwiched couples who withdraw socially (e.g., pull away from friends)
tend to have the worst well - being compared to those who do not withdraw.4 Although sandwiched
women typically reduce the their work hours (or quit their jobs altogether) more than men
in order to cope with stress, 5 I have never had that luxury due to always being the sole breadwinner.
I especially agree with the question, does your
relationship life you up or bring you down...
In my experience with clients, when a
relationship ends the one thing
women tend to regret is staying as long as they did.
In general, sexual rejection
tends to be associated with lower
relationship and sexual satisfaction.3
In fact, we found that on days when men (and
women) were more motivated to avoid sexual rejection, they showed a stronger sexual underperception bias.
In the latter situation, these men's current wives consciously or subconsciously react by attempting to resolve this resulting deficit in their own relationship or family system (women tend to manage family systems) by creating one unified family and / or by engaging in a pretense of loving the stepchildren and the timesharing arrangement, especially if they have no choice in the matte
In the latter situation, these men's current wives consciously or subconsciously react by attempting to resolve this resulting deficit
in their own relationship or family system (women tend to manage family systems) by creating one unified family and / or by engaging in a pretense of loving the stepchildren and the timesharing arrangement, especially if they have no choice in the matte
in their own
relationship or family system (
women tend to manage family systems) by creating one unified family and / or by engaging
in a pretense of loving the stepchildren and the timesharing arrangement, especially if they have no choice in the matte
in a pretense of loving the stepchildren and the timesharing arrangement, especially if they have no choice
in the matte
in the matter.
The researchers show how important the emotional work is to healthy
relationships; partners with a gender imbalance with emotional work
tended to see an erosion of the marriage, which «posed a health risk to
women and helped explain gender differences
in psychological distress.»
In research by Klusmann (2002), men's sexual desire
tended to remain high while
women's sexual desire is found to decrease as early as one year into the
relationship.
One study found that, while
women tend to be happier
in relationships the more texts they send, men are less happy.
Studies have shown that abused
women tend to gravitate towards abusive men, leading to a
relationship in which both partners are anxiously attached to each other.
In particular, Hatfield, Nerenz, Greenberger, Lambert, and Sprecher (1982) further studied Passionate and Companionate love through interviews with newlywed couples and found that
women tended to have more companionate
relationships.
Research
in couples shows that
women tend to express demand behavior more frequently, while men
tend to show withdraw behavior (Gottman and Krokoff, 1989; Christensen and Heavey, 1990; Bodenmann et al., 1998), the latter being a behavioral pattern that is consistently predictive of decreases
in relationship satisfaction (Heavey et al., 1995).
The fact that anxiety and avoidance are relatively highly interrelated does not imply considerable overlap between the anxiety and avoidance dimension (Fraley et al., 2011), but is likely that
women who fear intimacy
in a specific
relationship also
tend to avoid closeness and dependency
in this
relationship.