I thought of you, Keith, when I read this article. Did you post it on your wife's mirror? A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: gatortalk googlegroups <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 8:58:20 AM Subject: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: 7/12 06:01 --- UF study: Women crave 'authenticity' in their partners [Pruner] I think Shane is just begging us to get into trouble by posting an article like this ... -------- Original Message -------- >Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: 7/12 06:01 --- UF study: Women crave >'authenticity' in their partners [Pruner] >From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> >Date: Mon, July 12, 2010 8:42 am >To: [email protected] > > >UF study: Women crave 'authenticity' in their partners > >By C.J. Pruner >Gainesville SUN Correspondent >Published: Monday, July 12, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. >Last Modified: Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 11:12 p.m. > >Aren't you glad your tax dollars are being put to such good use? A new >University of Florida study backs up what soap operas and Lifetime movies have >been saying for the longest time - women are more concerned with finding >"authenticity" in a partner than men. >The study, which was published in the June issue of Personality and Individual >Differences, is the summation of about two to three years of research and >analysis of couples, mostly comprised of undergraduates. Couples in the study >had to have been in an exclusive relationship for at least three months, >although the average time span for the couples was 18 months. >According to Gregory Webster, a psychology professor at UF who served as one >of >the researchers in the study, such results may be tied to undergraduate women >having more mature relationship goals than males, although researchers >couldn't >place their finger on the exact reason behind the gender discrepancy. >"On average, men tend to value good looks more so than women, whereas women >tend >to value more social status in men than men do in women," Webster said. >Those who participated in the study were asked a round of questions on topics >ranging from authenticity, intimacy and relationship satisfaction among other >topics. Although Webster conceded that such abstract concepts can be difficult >to quantify in a study, such concepts, he believes, share a direct correlation >with the level of happiness in relationships. >"I think the real take-home message of this study is to be faithful with your >partner," he said. >Steve Nixon, a senior civil engineering senior at UF, attributes the >differences >in modes of communication between the two sexes as the leading factor behind >why >women do not perceive intimacy from their male counterparts. >Nixon's reasoning, he believes, is mostly tied to his experiences as he >recently >ended an 11-month relationship with his girlfriend. While his girlfriend >perceived his behavior as a lack of caring, Nixon asserts that other factors, >such as fear of looking sentimental in front of male friends along with a >natural reluctance to romantically open up, can lead to such a misconception. >But Jessica Keys, a UF advertising senior who has been in a relationship for >more than four years, doesn't buy into the notion that men are programmed to >be >emotionally detached. >"I wouldn't say it's harder for men to open up," she said. "I think it has to >do >more with their character and their past." >In the case of Keys' relationship, she admitted that it did take a while, two >years to be exact, for her boyfriend to "open up" emotionally. Since then, she >said, it has made things a lot easier. >"In a long-term relationship, you're on a more level playing field because >you're more familiar with each other," she said. >For Webster, differences in views on this matter are not only common but are >to >be expected. >"Relationships are dynamic and malleable," he said. "There will always be >people >who are an exception to the rule." > -- >GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >2008 National Football Champions | >Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), >Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
