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Do men behave worse than women in the dating game?

Do men behave worse than women in the dating game?

Update: 2025-08-05
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Cheating, ghosting and catfishing are all rife in modern dating and it’s often assumed that men are the ones behaving badly, with women the victims. But the evidence on which of the sexes deserves the most red flags is more complex than we might assume. Adam Fleming speaks to Dr Jenny van Hooff, reader in sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University, about what studies have shown.

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Do men behave worse than women in the dating game?

Do men behave worse than women in the dating game?

BBC Radio 4