Gender asymmetrical identities in romantic unions

Abstract

In romantic relationships lovers form a merged identity that is an addition of the one they hold individually. They claim many benefits from such mergers at the individual and collective level, however, in asymmetric relationships exist the danger for moral wrong toward the lover whose personal identity is underdeveloped. In traditional heterosexual relationships, male enter the relationship with an identity that is independent, whereas women’s identity the identity is relational and dependent. Because of such asymmetrical based identities, there is the risk of doing a moral wrong to women and of jeopardizing the relationship wellbeing.