Are men traditionally the initiators of relationships because men are more selective than women?

Question

Do you think men reject women more easily than women reject men?

Answer 1

Men are the intiators because we have been trianed culturally that that is how it should be. In some cultures women are very much the initiators.

Men do reject women easier because they are once again trained not to be attatched. It is seen as a weakness. Also a woman's chemical make up is such that it is harder for a woman to emotionally give up... something to do with our nurturing instincts.

There's a lot of information out there on these things you could probably get a more comprehensive answer on google. So little space here.

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Answer 2

On the contrary, I think women are more selective than men. Hence why men need to initiate the relationships more often.

It's probably never 'easy' for a man or woman to reject the other, but I'm sure they do it a little differently and for different reasons. Lack of chemistry is probably the primary reason for relationship failures in the early stages. And thereafter it depends on what expectations each person had for the relationship and the other person. And the basis of this is firstly individual, and secondly cultural.

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Answer 3

Men are not the only initiators of relationships, but they may initiate it more so than women. It is not because men are more selective then women, because women are extremely selective and picky about who they go out with.

I do think men have an easier time rejecting women. It is difficulty in my opinion for women to reject men, some do though. It is difficult because we feel bad are are sensitive to the guy's feelings and don't want to hurt them especially if they are a nice guy.

Answer 4

Men are traditionally the initiators of relationships because, biologically, we want to impregnate as many women as possible. Women on the other hand are only looking for one stable, strong man capable of supporting a family to have a baby with. Now my explanation sounds like were savages and animals, but this is how is used to be and continues to be(well not quite since men don't go around impregnating everyone - changes in society). And that's how the cookie crumbles.

Answer 5

WOMEN are more selective. Women look for a quality partner who will be able to provide and make a good father.

MEN are less selective. Men look for quantity instead of quality. Men will try to impregnate as many women as possible, all things being even.

I believe that men are traditionally the initiators because they figure that if they ask 10 women, then the odds favor at least one 'yes' and a chance to spread his seed. For men it is all about numbers.

That Women initiate less, is also a bit of a fallacy. Women may be more subtle, but it is often the woman who "green lights" an advance. More often than not if a woman likes what she sees, she will give the man signals to encourage his advance such as holding his gaze, smiling and other subconscious actions.

Answer 6

Well, the key word here is 'traditionally'. Men used to be the ones in control of the house rules, the money...the decisions. Taking the reins was TRADITIONALLY the man's 'job'. Now, not so much.

I do think more men have the ability to dislodge their feelings from a relationship and reject women, more easily than a woman can reject a man in a break up, but not necessarily in a 'first date' scenario.

Answer 7

I think that women reject men at least ten times as often as men reject women. Just go to any bar on a weekend night and you'll see this in action.

In terms of sexual relationships, men are actually much less selective than women - there are sound reasons for such behavior that are rooted in instinct and biology. In physical terms, a pregnancy (which of course, is the whole reason we have an instinctive sex drive) involves very little investment on the male's part compared to the female. In theory, a man is physically capable of fathering hundreds of children in less than a year. A woman's body can sustain maybe 10-15 pregnancies in a lifetime. As with most animals where the female has a higher biological investment in reproduction, males compete for access to sex. The female controls this access. It is the remnants of this instinctive competition that drive men to initiate relationships (usually with as many women as possible). A woman often allows this "competition" to unfold before making a decision, so that she can more accurately determine whether she wants her offspring to carry an individual's genes. That's one theory, at any rate.

Answer 8

It's done by both. If the guy has the power to atract alot of woman then he can be selective. Same for a woman, if she's good looking or outgoing and can meet men easily then she can be (and learns to be) more selective about who she dates. If someone doesn't have the looks or personality to go out and get the woman he or she wants then he starts to have this "take what I can get " attitude and can not be selective.

Answer 9

Not really. I have rejected a few more men then most of my friends have rejected women. I think it is even between men and women..... how selective they are, that is.

Answer 10

Hell yes because honestly most men want sex or eye candy not all men though (99.99999999% of men). That is why end relationship out things like boredom and jazz like that and were always hitting on women or flirting with them so yeah as long as they don't say no and slap you silly well you just initiated the relationship. Good Job!