Iris Waring

Some argue that this I love you is often said among men as a means to secure having sex with a partner.

Men tend to receive less emotional support from friends and family than women typically do and thus they often rely more on their romantic partners for receiving such support. Both men and women are born with a need for emotional support. intimacy with others. But for women, it's easier to fulfill this need without a partner.

And we think this is the fundamental factor that might explain all these differences.

Women are portrayed as more into relationships than men in movies, for instance. This is all based on these norms about women are more accepted to express their emotions, they disclose more, probably they talk more with their friends and family about their emotions in general, also about romantic relationships because it's more accepted.

These norms should be overcome and I hope that it will have an impact on hopefully at least some men so they can be more independent from having a relationship.

Men tend to receive less emotional support from friends and family than women typically do and thus they often rely more on their romantic partners for receiving such support.