Study finds Feminist women more likely in a heterosexual romantic relationship than a non-feminist woman. Why?

Question

This study's results are contrary to the stereotypes that feminists are lesbians or man-haters or ugly or frigid. Here's the article about the study: "Feminism And Romance Go Hand In Hand" http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071015102856.htm

Why would feminist women be more likely in a heterosexual romantic relationship than a non-feminist woman?

Answer 1

Good article, that proves feminists can have good romantic relationships, but it depends on the two individuals weather a relationship is healthy or not.

Answer 2

Most women are heterosexual for reasons beyond their control. I think that many feminists would choose to be g*y if they could. Heterosexual feminists must feel internally conflicted since they are romantically drawn to men, while feeling distrustful and oppressed by men as a whole.

Answer 3

Because they are confident and intelligent and men like that in a woman.

Answer 4

Never called a feminist a L*****n and or a man hater.  However, your article is based upon opinion.  My only hope is that it's not one sided as with the Betty Friedan fiasco.  As an anti-feminist woman I hope in your relationship you can be as loved and cherished as I am.  Let me give you a very good example this evening all I said was what happened to the tea pot cover in plain simple talk; out of curiosity and Saad took it upon himself to get it out from underneath the stove for me.  Now, that's how much I am cherished. Just about everyday I get a what we call a "happy new day" call from him; love emails galore.  What you are talking about is a matter of opinion.  So, why should I ask him to do the dishes or even ask him to be his equal, except that which is naturally so?  Like I said it's a matter of opinion.

Answer 5

Heterosexual women will probably have stronger views on gender roles and sexual liberation because it affects them directly, and so are more likely to be feminists.

Lesbians don't face the gender role issue within their relationships, and may not have as much pressure put on them to marry and have children.

I've never understood the stereotype that feminists are lesbians; most of the ones I know date and have s*x with men. Feminism in general today seems to have a very positive attitude towards s*x.

Answer 6

Most women, who are not part of Yahoo GWS have a very cursory understanding of what it means to be a feminist! They do not study the Andrea Dworkins Germaine Greers or any of those writers; they simply believe in freedom, but this does not mean they are activists. Very often they like their men to be men and are sickened by the effete boy.

I must say though this is such a superfluous study and sounds very much that it is pandering to the patriarchs for approval; trying to dissprove the perception men have of feminists.It seems so trivial to focus on!

Answer 7

If you ask most women they will tell you that they are feminists, ask them something about feminism and they have no answer, these are the feminists that were surveyed, they are a completely different breed to those that have absorbed (been indoctrinated with) feminist literature and theory.

EDIT, did I hear someone saying that non-feminists are not confident or intelligent?

Answer 8

"They carried out both a laboratory survey of 242 American undergraduates and an online survey including 289 older adults, more likely to have had longer relationships and greater life experience. They looked at men’s and women’s perception of their own feminism and its link to relationship health, measured by a combination of overall relationship quality, agreement about gender equality, relationship stability and sexual satisfaction."

You can't prove much from a study containing 531 people and all of them feminist (They looked at men’s and women’s perception of their own feminism ). Comparing people the same beliefs and then claiming it good is misleading.



It is subjective. Science needs to be objective. It is junk science that was published to guilt trip non-feminist women to join the party and make men attracted to feminist.

Answer 9

Just goes along with what I'm been saying...define a healthy relationship...and you just defined a feminist one.

E: it's the opposite most women are "I'm not a feminist BUT....(enter some feminist issue here)"

Answer 10

Lets be honest here. The few feminist that I know who are married, are married to beta males. These are men who have no balls and do what ever the woman asks for. In essence , they are emasculated. Come on, you know this is true. Just pony up like a man.

Edit: Good response Star.

Answer 11

This survey may be skewed. What if the non-feminists couldn't answer the research questions because they didn't have permission from their husbands?

The feminists, of course, had no one to ask so they're over represented.

Of course I kid, I'm a feminist in a great relationship and I know my hubby wouldn't change me and all my stubbornness for the world.

Answer 12

Both men and women feminist have been or are in a romantic heterosexual relationship. as for being a feminist sometimes the best one is a women, sometimes its a man.

Who did this "study"

Answer 13

Because when a woman is in a relationship with a man, she wonders if various relationship strains are indicative of wider social issues regarding men and women.  Lesbians don't have that direct experience so it's always seemed to me more likely that straight women would have an interest in feminism.  And obviously, in radical L*****n seperatism, their solution is to withdraw from the situation altogether, which they can do if they form relationships with other women.  Whereas straight women have a vested interest in sorting out problems between men and women as the happiness of their s*x and relationship lives depends on it :-)

Answer 14

Thanks for posting that article again, it's a gem :-)

I would guess the reasons lie in the other findings of the study

"They found that having a feminist partner was linked to healthier heterosexual relationships for women.  Men with feminist partners also reported both more stable relationships and greater sexual satisfaction. According to these results, feminism does not predict poor romantic relationships, in fact quite the opposite."

Perhaps the healthier state of the relationship and higher rate of sexual satisfaction creates the appeal and/or longer lasting interest.

Answer 15

so what ur saying is...since im anti feminist im g*y?

nonsense!

im only bicurious..lol

Answer 16

This is just as dishonest as the tobacco companies trying to convince people that they really aren't just selling death.   The non hateful reasonable people of the world don't believe them or the feminists