Sacrificing For Love: Men or Women?
By Nina Atwood
Who do you think is most likely to sacrifice career goals to keep a relationship together? If you’re like most people, you guessed “women are.” But a new study disproves that common belief. In a surprising twist, a survey of 237 university students found that men were more likely than women to give love a priority over individual achievement.
Of course, these were university students – inexperienced in the demands of day-to-day life in a committed relationship, and with the short-term perspective of youth. Whether or not the attitudes of today prevail over time remains to be seen. Historically, women by a vast majority have been the ones to set aside career goals in favor of marriage and family.
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