This study attempted to determine what 60 male and 60 female undergraduates considered the ideal romantic love relationship. Analysis indicated that females were more concerned than males that their independence be respected and prescribed more warmth and sensitivity from males than males thought they should exhibit. Males thought women should show more sensitivity and be more absorbed and dependent upon their partners than women prescribed for themselves.
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