Both the soulmate casebook done by Rutger and the casebook what women want by Buss deal with defining romantic relationships. The Rutger study focuses on statistics primarily dealing with feelings of individuals. While the Buss study looks at love from a scientific point of view.
Statistics given by Rutger like 82% of young adults agree that it is unwise for a woman to rely on a man for financial security directly contrast theories given by Buss. Buss agrues that marriage occurs because two individuals posess 'resources' that are valuable to each other. Therefore marriage is simply a common agreement used to further oneself.
One thing that I thought was a similarity in the two casebooks was the idea of a soul mate. Now these may seem to contrast at first glance, but in actuality the ideas displayed by Buss can be interpreted as characteristics of a "soul mate". I think that both studies have a lot to offer on the subject of relationships and together give a more complete view on the topic in general.
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