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Objective: This study examines the relationship between starting romantic intimacy, personality traits, gender, and identity status.Method: There are two sub-studies in this study. In this study, there are 240 participants. Participants are university students. Adjective Based Personality Test, EOM-EIS Extended Version of Objective Measure of Ego Identity Scale and Markers of Starting Romantic Intimacy Scale are used. In the study, t-test was used to determine whether or not gender plays a significant role in initiating a romantic intimate relationship, and also basic regression analysis was employed to uncover the interaction between initiating a romantic intimate relationship and certain personality traits.Results: It is found that there is gender difference on starting romantic intimacy. Regression analysis shows that Extraversion, Neuroticism, Openness, and also Identity Foreclose are the most important factors for starting romantic intimacy.Conclusion: The findings of the study suggest that there is a statistically significant relationship between starting romantic intimacy, gender, personality traits and identity status. Results were found parallel with the literature, and also are discussed with respect to emerging adulthood, gender, personality traits and cultural factors

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