Los Angeles, Calif. (July 20, 2010) – AskMen and Cosmopolitan.com recently partnered to ask the age-old questions: Is chivalry dead? And are men really from Mars and women from Venus?  As experts in their respective areas, both sites set out to discover the true differences between both genders through AskMen’s third annual The Great Male Survey and for the first time this year, The Great Female survey from Cosmopolitan.com. The survey of more than 100,000 respondents was aimed at uncovering how men and women differ when it comes to dating, sex, lifestyle, and world issues.

Highlights from this year’s Great Male and Great Female surveys include:

• Men and women have different perceptions about romance…
• Nearly 40 percent of women report that their boyfriends or husbands are “not very often”  or “never” romantic, yet 75 percent of men claim that they are romantic consistently.
• More than two times as many men than women would cheat on their partner if they could get away with it.
• Nearly half of men say they’d dump their partner if they became fat. However, only 1 in 5
• women would break up with a boyfriend or husband who gained a lot of weight.

Other finds –

• 1 in 5 men and women indicated that they would track their partner’s movements via a GPS implant if they could.
• One out of three men would completely respect their partner’s privacy online, whereas only 1 in 5 women would do the same.
• 45 percent of women don’t want their partner friending his exes on Facebook, compared with 25 percent of men who feel that it’s okay, though only if he’s met her ex before.
• Seventy-five percent of women say they peek at their ex’s profile occasionally, while 15 percent of women admit that they do it constantly.

Today’s modern man still has a traditional edge:

• More than 85 percent of men still believe in the institution of marriage, with 1 out of 3 men stating that they will not pursue a relationship unless they feel that the woman has wife potential.
• Men ranked “having a family” over a “high-profile career” as the number one status symbol for men.
• Chivalry not dead? Four out of five men believe that they should pay for all dates for the duration of the relationship or at least until it’s established, whereas less than 25 percent of women say that their partner should always pick up the bill.

“At AskMen, we have come to rely on the annual Great Male Survey for the unique perspective it affords into what modern men value and how they think of themselves. By partnering with Cosmopolitan.com, it also provided us an opportunity to better understand the female perspective as it relates to our readers,” comments James Bassil, Editor-in-Chief of AskMen. “This year’s results are especially compelling as they illustrate the definition of modern-day masculinity and how certain male and female views are shifting apart in 2010.”

A less-traditional female perspective:

• More than half of women surveyed say that they don’t feel at all pressured (by family, society, friends, etc.) to get married.
• Only 25 percent of women are completely satisfied with their sex life.  Nearly 30 percent are totally unsatisfied, with 8 percent saying they want more sex.  Another 45 percent are somewhat satisfied but feel that there is room for improvement.
• Eighty-five percent of women are comfortable being in a relationship with a man who has a lower income than they do.

“There always have been differences between women and men, but thanks to changing dynamics and technology, relationships are more complicated than ever,” says Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief Kate White. “We were thrilled to work with AskMen on this survey to provide our readers with more understanding about the male mind.  It’s our goal to help readers have fun and satisfying relationships with the opposite sex, and what better way to do that than to do an in-depth investigation of what makes men tick?”

For the complete survey, head on over to AskMen.com

AskMen.com and Yahoo! Shine Also Unveil Great Female Survey Results in Conjunction with Men’s Findings

Los Angeles, Calif.  – July 21, 2009 – AskMen.com, the leading online modern lifestyle resource for men, today unveiled the results from the second annual AskMen.com Great Male Survey. The Great Male Survey provides the most accurate insight into the top trends amongst men aged 18 – 34, including fashion, lifestyle, relationship, finance and more. More than 50,000 AskMen.com readers worldwide took the survey of more than 100 unique and thought-provoking questions, revealing the true psyche of today’s male. Full results from the AskMen.com Great Male Survey can be reviewed at AskMen.com.

The Great Male Survey Results

Results revealed a number of interesting trends and key takeaways including:

The modern man: both traditional and progressive

• 84% of men look for wife potential in a girlfriend
• 85% of men believe that they should pay for the majority of dates at least until a relationship is established
• 84% cook at home
• 50% are comfortable with their significant other staying in touch with an ex

·       Other interesting results…

• 69% have fantasized about a girlfriend or wife’s friend
• 73% of men are comfortable sending birthday wishes via SMS, versus a phone call or face-to-face greeting
• The best dressed men are in Italy.
• Only 23% say salary is the most important element in a job

“AskMen.com is dedicated to staying in the know about how modern men think, and the Great Male Survey is the perfect tool to help us gauge that” Said James Bassil, Editor In Chief Of AskMen.com “The results of the 2009 survey confirmed that men aren’t the bumbling sex maniacs that TV shows and commercials make us out to be; we’re in fact intelligent, romantic, self-aware beings… with enormous libidos.”

For the complete survey, head on over to AskMen.com