Is it true that love attracts opposites: scientists answer
It is generally accepted in society that in romantic relationships, opposites become one.
Most agree with this statement, and some even believe that this is actually the case. And only scientists, as always, disagree with public opinion.
American scientists from the Institute of Behavioral Genetics at the University of Colorado in Boulder claim the opposite.
The results of the work were published in Nature Human Behavior.
According to research, in romantic relationships, opposites do not attract.
This is confirmed by the analysis of characteristic features made among millions of couples.
As it turns out, it is not opposite people who prefer to stay together, but similar people.
As part of the research, scientists were interested in everything from political beliefs to intimate relationships, as well as age and the presence of bad habits.
According to the results of the work, in 82-89% of the studied characteristics the partners turned out to be similar.
It also turned out that the first studies on this topic were conducted 121 years ago.
A person's choice depends more on education, IQ, politics and bad habits than on physical characteristics.
It also turned out that neurotic personalities are more often attracted to each other.
The only exceptions are differences in chronotype. "Owls" and "larks" often create strong unions.
