Everyone knows someone who has involuntarily remained single. Some men and women – so-called Absolute Beginners – have never had a partner and thus the opportunity to gain sexual experiences. How can we explain being without a partner? Robin Sprenger presents existing explanatory approaches from sociology, psychology, and evolutionary psychology. Of particular interest to his communication science approach is a psychological long-term study, which suggests that men (like women) have different personality profiles depending on the extent of their partnership experiences. The author experimentally investigates whether the personality profiles of sexually inexperienced men (Absolute Beginners) are not only evident "on paper" but also communicatively, within the context of a real initiation situation. Furthermore, he dedicates himself to.