College students, 119 men and 116 women, from Cape Verde and Portugal ranke
d the importance oi romantic acts. Comparisons between men and women and be
tween Cape Verdean and Portuguese students showed no significant difference
s.;in interesting finding was that "making love" was ranked the most import
ant romantic act by men but only fifth by women in Portugal (behind cuddlin
g, gazing, love letters, and kissing), whereas it was ranked third for both
sexes in Cape Verde.