According to data obtained by the State of The Nation 2023 survey, from the Bumble application, 47% of the people who make up the call generation Z, believe that relationships should be “guided” by men.
Individuals who were born between 1995 and 2010 are considered members of generation Z, and may currently be between 13 and 28 years old.
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Survey data show that, estimatedly speaking, 40% of North Americans believe that men should make the first move in relationships.
When trimmed down to include only Gen Z individuals, that number gets even higher, reaching 47%. The number is considered high, since young people born after 1995 are considered more liberal and modern.
Furthermore, only 11% of respondents believe that women need to make the first move, while the remaining 42% gave answers such as “whatever” or “I don't know the answer”.
The factors that led to this result
In an interview with CNBC, therapist and marriage counselor Jessica Small explains that the research are very much related to a more traditional view of the relationships that prevail in society.
“Although we are experiencing a great momentum and progression towards gender equality, the dating scene is still grounded in more traditional gender roles and beliefs,” he explained. she.
Jessica also stated that it's normal for women to be a little more shy during the early stages of dating.
“As a dating coach, I often observe that women tend to be hesitant to make initial advances and have some expectations that men will will take the lead in asking them out, setting up the first dates, paying the first bills, and initiating the first physical contacts,” he said.
Still according to the therapist, men also have in mind that they should take the first step, in addition to imagining that women are waiting for this initiative.
Over time, the roles are reversed.
Before ending her participation, Jessica Small commented that when the initial moments of the relationship are overcome, relationships tend to be led by women.
"[Women] are often responsible for all things related to families, children, the family's social calendar and meals," he pointed out.
In a final account of his experience, Small said that most couples who see him feel better. with an “egalitarian division of tasks and responsibilities”, which seems to be the keynote of the new relationships.
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