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Profound romantic relationships matter more to women than to men

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2026

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Aaron Ben-Ze’ev*
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Department of Philosophy, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel aaron.benzeev@gmail.com https://aaronbenzeev.wixsite.com/my-site-1
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Abstract

The important empirical claims provided by the authors do not support their conclusion that men are more romantic than women. Contrarily, these features make men’s attitude toward love more superficial and less romantic than the female approach. Being romantic does not involve merely intense sexual desire, but more so, calmness and the ability to act slowly and profoundly.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 49 , 2026 , e93
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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press

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