Opposites don’t attract: couples more likely to be similar than different, study shows
- A large study has found that, contrary to popular belief, romantic partners are more likely to be similar than different in terms of traits such as political leanings, weight at birth, and age of losing virginity. The study drew on data from tens of thousands of British couples and previous studies, suggesting that people tend to engage in "assortative mating" where similar individuals couple up.
- The characteristics most likely to be shared by partners included political and religious attitudes, education levels, and certain measures of IQ. Other traits like height, weight, and conditions such as diabetes and depression also showed positive correlations, although to a lesser extent.
- The study also found positive correlations between partners for a wide range of other traits, from birth weight and parental age to smoking habits and levels of happiness. These findings suggest that there may be underlying mechanisms at play in partner selection that we are not fully aware of.
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