In cinema, love stories often happen to the characters absolutely dissimilar in nature and lifestyle. A romantic relationship is tied between a doctor and a serial killer who is in love with a trainer in yoga and a pragmatic lawyer, a psychologist in a rehabilitation center and a girl with dependencies that does not accept failures. Scientists have found the answer to the question of whether the most strong connections arise between opposites.
Is it true that the opposites are attracted?
In fact, this is not so. Various studies have shown that subconsciously a person chooses a partner just by similar characteristics. Moreover, the number of significant criteria includes not only character, but also, for example, a lifestyle: habits in nutrition, addiction to alcohol or drugs, mode of operation, etc. Erica Slotter, psychologist from the University of Villanov in Pennsylvaniatold Live Science that the surveyed subjects themselves said that they were looking for a life partner that looked like themselves. This is also confirmed by polls of people who are in long -term relationships.
A study conducted in 2023 showed that partners are usually similar to 89% of criteria. They are connected by political beliefs, attitude to their health and sports, etc. According to Tanya Khorvitz, researcher from the University of Coloradothe basis of the work is the analysis of 133 signs.
Why are very similar people not always make up an ideal pair?
Despite the fact that similar people are more often united in pairs, this does not always mean that a happy future awaits them. Partners in strong relations most often occupy different positions in social interaction, for example, one dominates, and the second floats with the flow. If both are actively showing their position, there is a risk that they will “butt” for any reason, and two passive people, on the contrary, bypass all the conflicts.
Scientists have found that in order to create a harmonious couple, it is completely not necessary to initially be similar to each other. Over time, one partner can adopt the features of another – habits and lifestyle, which certainly affects attractiveness. Moreover, the interaction of lovers is influenced by how much they believe that the partner is similar to them, while in reality, according to people from the outside, they can be completely different.
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