Conventional and academic wisdom now suggests that the 'best' marriages are unions of equals. Our work suggests that the reality is more complicated. |
Wives are surely sensitive to imbalances in routine tasks and efforts, as almost all research shows. However, we find that they are more concerned with their husband's investments in the emotional content of the marriage. We interpret our results to suggest that partners need to pay more attention to how their partners feel about their relationship and about marriage generally because equality does not necessarily produce equity. |