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The Journal of Social Psychology

Women and Men in Love: Who Really Feels It and Says It First?

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DOI:: 10.1080/00224545.2010.522626

Marissa A. Harrison^a^* & Jennifer C. Shortall^a

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Received: 19 Apr 2010
Accepted: 27 Jul 2010
Published online: 07 Oct 2011

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ABSTRACT

A widely held belief exists that women are more romantic and tend to fall in love faster than men. Responses from 172 college students indicated that although both men and women believe that women will fall in love and say “I love you” first in a relationship, men reported falling in love earlier and expressing it earlier than women reported. Analyses also showed no sex differences in attitudinal responses to items about love and romance. These results indicate that women may not be the greater “fools for love” that society assumes and are consistent with the notion that a pragmatic and cautious view of love has adaptive significance for women.

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Received: 19 Apr 2010
Accepted: 27 Jul 2010
Published online: 07 Oct 2011

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^a Pennsylvania State University , Harrisburg

Author biographies

Marissa A. Harrison is an Assistant Professor of psychology at the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education at the Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg.

Jennifer C. Shortall earned her BS in psychology from the Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg and is currently a Graduate Student at Duquesne University.