TY - JOUR
T1 - Friends with benefits, but without the sex
T2 - Straight women and gay men exchange trustworthy mating advice
AU - Russell, Eric M.
AU - DelPriore, Danielle J.
AU - Butterfield, Max E.
AU - Hill, Sarah E.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Although research has made progress in elucidating the benefits exchanged within same- and opposite-sex friendships formed between heterosexual men and women, it is less clear why straight women and gay men form close relationships with one another. the current experiments begin to address this question by exploring a potential benefit hypothesized to be uniquely available to straight women and gay men in the context of these friendships: trustworthy mating advice. experiment 1 revealed that straight women perceive mating-relevant advice from a gay man to be more trustworthy than similar advice offered by a straight man or woman. experiment 2 demonstrated that gay men perceive mating advice offered by a straight womanto be more trustworthy than advice offered by a lesbian woman or another gay man. overall, the results provide initial experimental evidence that relationships between gay men and straight women may be characterized by a mutual exchange of mating-relevant benefits in the absence of sexual interest or competition.
AB - Although research has made progress in elucidating the benefits exchanged within same- and opposite-sex friendships formed between heterosexual men and women, it is less clear why straight women and gay men form close relationships with one another. the current experiments begin to address this question by exploring a potential benefit hypothesized to be uniquely available to straight women and gay men in the context of these friendships: trustworthy mating advice. experiment 1 revealed that straight women perceive mating-relevant advice from a gay man to be more trustworthy than similar advice offered by a straight man or woman. experiment 2 demonstrated that gay men perceive mating advice offered by a straight womanto be more trustworthy than advice offered by a lesbian woman or another gay man. overall, the results provide initial experimental evidence that relationships between gay men and straight women may be characterized by a mutual exchange of mating-relevant benefits in the absence of sexual interest or competition.
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U2 - 10.1177/147470491301100113
DO - 10.1177/147470491301100113
M3 - Article
C2 - 23395685
AN - SCOPUS:84876423571
SN - 1474-7049
VL - 11
SP - 132
EP - 147
JO - Evolutionary Psychology
JF - Evolutionary Psychology
IS - 1
ER -