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The results of the survey carried out by the authors and devoted to studying ideal and real image of a partner in the view of young people of the modern Russian society are given and analyzed. The objective of the article is to analyze the view of young people on an ideal partner and to find to what extent an ideal image matches a real one. The issues of images of an ideal and real partner correspondence, similarities and differences in choosing a partner by young men and women are analyzed, social and role expectations in family relationship are found. The conclusions about young people marriage intentions are made on the basis of young men and women opinions about an ideal partner. The main methods used in research are survey, content analysis and mathematical statistics approaches.