“…Indeed, when it comes to relationship formation, men are expected to initiate the first contact and to make culturally significant gestures intended to propel the relationship beyond the first interaction (i.e., asking the woman out on a first date, initiating the first kiss, making the first sexual advances, etc.). Women, on the other hand, are encouraged to limit themselves to reactive behavior and to find pride in being chosen by men (Eaton and Rose 2011;England, Shafer, and Fogarty 2008;Kurth, Spiller, and Travis 2000;Lamont 2014;Laner and Ventrone 1998;Paynter and Leaper 2016). In fact, while men are encouraged to think of themselves as sexual subjects entitled to feel sexual desires and express them, women are usually prescribed the role of sexual objects and are encouraged to view themselves as passive recipients of male sexual desire (Fahs 2011;Kurth, Spiller, and Travis 2000;Smolak, Murnen, and Myers 2014;Travis, Meginnis, and Bardari 2000).…”