Romantic beliefs
How romantic or realistic your beliefs about love are — from idealism (love conquers all, one true soulmate, love at first sight) to a grounded, practical view of love as built rather than fated.
The Romantic Beliefs Scale (Sprecher & Metts, 1989) is a validated measure of romanticism — how strongly someone endorses romantic ideals such as that love can overcome any obstacle, that there is one 'one and only' true partner, that love can strike at first sight, and that a partner can be idealised. It is scored as a continuous leaning from grounded realism to romantic idealism, with neither end better than the other. (Romantic Beliefs Scale (Sprecher & Metts, 1989))
Dimensions
- Romanticism (Realist – Romantic) — Leaning high means you hold romantic ideals — that love can overcome any obstacle, that there is one true partner meant for you, and that love can strike at first sight; leaning low means you take a more grounded, practical view of love as something built and chosen rather than fated.
References
- Sprecher, S., & Metts, S. (1989). Development of the 'Romantic Beliefs Scale' and examination of the effects of gender and gender-role orientation. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 6(4), 387–411
- Sprecher, S., & Metts, S. (1999). Romantic beliefs: Their influence on relationships and patterns of change over time. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 16(6), 834–851
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