Who invites, Who Pays? Gendered Dating Scripts and Everyday Intimacy in Mexico City and Oaxaca

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Original abstract

This study explores gendered dating scripts among university students from Mexico City (CDMX) and Oaxaca, analyzing both idealized and real-life romantic narratives. Eighty participants (40 women and 40 men) were asked to narrate their first and ideal romantic dates. Through thematic coding and Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), we examined patterns of gender, region, and the symbolic and emotional components embedded in romantic scripts. The results revealed that men’s narratives, especially in CDMX, often emphasized spatial and temporal structures such as walking, eating, and transitions between public and private spaces. In contrast, women’s narratives focused more on emotional connection, communication, and affective elements such as laughter, physical contact, and mutual conversation. Common rituals included going out for coffee, visiting parks or museums, and sharing food. LDA analysis confirmed these gendered patterns, offering deeper insights into dominant narrative structures and emotional tones. Regional differences also emerged: CDMX narratives tended to be more structured and urban-oriented, while Oaxaca narratives exhibited more fluid and interactional qualities. Thematic saturation indicated a persistence of heteronormative expectations, although women showed more variation in agency and emotional expression. This research contributes to the understanding of romantic scripts within specific cultural and educational contexts, integrating qualitative and computational methods to reveal the symbolic constructions of intimacy and gender

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