Statistical and research information providing background to a range of issues discussed at the Forum.
Men believe that commitment is important and that it is too easy to leave relationships.
Contrary to popular belief, men were willing to talk about their relationships, especially within a group of men with similar backgrounds. This was true of men across all social and economic groups. The qualities men, across the board, sought in a relationship were communication, trust, honesty, compatibility, flexibility and compromise, love and sex, spending time together while at the same time maintaining some independence, mutual respect, support, understanding and shared values and goals. Men have different, pragmatic approaches to communicating about and solving relationship issues. Research shows that men have significant unresolved problems related to relationship and family breakdown as long as 10 years after separation.