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Jul 30, 2019 · In relationships, similarities are better predictors of happiness. It is an incontrovertible fact that opposites attract—if we’re talking about electromagnetic valence and charges such as ...
Jan 19, 2024 · “Opposites attract” is a common expression and a trope in popular culture. An abundance of research suggests that we are drawn to people who are similar to us.
Mar 26, 2023 · What the research really says. Although it's a common belief that "opposites attract," research shows that couples who share similarities are actually more likely to last long term. A 2005 study of marital satisfaction found that similarity is an important predictor of long-term relationship success, with personality being a key factor in ...
Aug 31, 2023 · The study, published today in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, confirms what individual studies have hinted at for decades, defying the age-old adage that "opposites attract."
Mar 10, 2022 · Less than a decade later, another US-based social psychology researcher, Donn Byrne, challenged the opposites-attract hypothesis with his own paper. Byrne hypothesised that “a stranger who is ...
Sep 5, 2023 · A new study looked at more than 130 traits and involved millions of couples over more than a century. It found little evidence that opposites attract. Instead, for 82% to 89% of traits, partners ...
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Sep 5, 2023 · Source: University of Colorado. Opposites don’t actually attract. That’s the takeaway from a sweeping CU Boulder analysis of more than 130 traits and including millions of couples over more than a century. “Our findings demonstrate that birds of a feather are indeed more likely to flock together,” said first author Tanya Horwitz, a ...