“…They see that other elements of their lives (education, career, social activism, religion/spirituality, child/pet parenthood) absorb a substantial number of resources (Fitzpatrick et al, 2014; Hertz & Ferguson, 1997; Laurent‐Simpson, 2017). Once they have given their time, energy, and talents to these elements, they would be unable to fulfill an intense partner involvement (e.g., Paynter, 2020). Such individuals do not wish to give partners less than what spouses deserve.…”