People often consider how ready they feel for a committed romantic relationship before initiating one. Although research has only begun to identify the antecedents of commitment readiness, several theoretical perspectives suggest that it should be shaped by the perceived frequency of available partners. We conducted five studies (one correlational, four experimental) that tested this idea among single people. A Pilot Study assessed participants' perceptions of available romantic partners and their commitment readiness. In the subsequent four experiments, participants read articles (Studies 1a and 1b) or created dating profiles and were presented with false feedback (Studies 2 and 3) that influenced perceptions of available partners and reported their commitment readiness. Results suggested that people were less ready to commit to a romantic relationship to the extent that they perceived they had many partners available to them. These results further understanding of factors that promote the decision to initiate a committed relationship.

人们经常在开始恋爱之前考虑他们对一段忠诚的恋爱关系的准备程度。尽管研究才刚刚开始确定承诺准备就绪的前因，但一些理论观点表明，它应该由可用合作伙伴的感知频率来塑造。我们进行了五项研究（一项相关研究，四项实验研究），在单身人士中测试了这一想法。一项试点研究评估了参与者对可用浪漫伴侣的看法及其承诺准备情况。在随后的四个实验中，参与者阅读文章（研究 1a 和 1b）或创建约会资料，并收到错误的反馈（研究 2 和 3），这会影响对可用合作伙伴的看法并报告他们的承诺准备情况。结果表明，当人们认为自己有很多可用的伴侣时，他们不太愿意承诺建立浪漫关系。这些结果进一步了解了促进决定建立承诺关系的因素。