Importance of romance in a relationship in the United States in 2017, by gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 3, 2019
This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2017 on the importance of romance in a relationship. The results were sorted by gender. Some 33 percent of female respondents stated that romance was essential to them in a relationship because they could not feel love without it.

How important is romance to you in a relationship?

CharacteristicFemaleMale
It’s essential, I could not feel love without it 33% 39%
It’s important at the beginning of a relationship, but not after the relationship has been established 13% 18%
It grows more important as the relationship goes on 42% 35%
It’s only useful for getting what you want from the other person 0% 1%
It’s not important 11% 7%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents39%39%18%18%35%35%1%1%7%7%33%33%13%13%42%42%0%0%11%11%FemaleMaleIt’s essential, I could not feel love without itIt’s important at the beginning of a relationship, but not after therelationship has been establishedIt grows more important as the relationship goes onIt’s only useful for getting what you want from the other personIt’s not important
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Release date

January 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

January 23 to 29, 2017

Number of respondents

1,059 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Total number of respondents by gender:
female: 523
male: 536

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