Wow, that was a detailed post with lots of food for thought. I agree that women tend to take relationships more seriously than men do in general, because our relationships define who we are for the most part whereas men compartmentalise more and define themselves by much more than their relationships eg work, sports, hobbies.
Another difference may be that women understand ourselves by who we are, by BEING a certain person. and relationships are a big part of that. Men tend to understand themselves by what they do, and you can't DO a relationship so they focus on things they can do instead, like work.
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