Believe Opposites Attract? You Need to Read this!

Ever heard the expression ‘opposites attract’?

You'll have seen it before in many a movie, or read it in the pages of a book; boy meets girl from a wildly different background, girl can't stand boy, mischief follows, then the two ride, drive or fly off into the sunset to live happily ever after? Yes? 

Well, it turns out maybe not... 

We’re asking when it comes to love, how much do we really like to venture out of our comfort zone, and are opposites truly drawn to each other? 

A recent study took into account 102 characteristics from race and height to education and hobbies - even individuals tendency to be apologetic.

The study looked at peoples online profiles and their list of criteria when looking for a potential love interest and discovered that in every instance women preferred men who were similar to them. 

 

The study went on to look at couples - 15,298 couples to be exact who have children. In a huge 97% there were similar traits between each partner — suggesting that people who liked pets for example, tended to partner up with other pet lovers and people who liked biking would naturally get on better and form lasting relationships with those who liked biking.

Although we love a good love story against the odds we'll take any insight we can get that helps us understand what we’re actually looking for in a date.

So, what does this mean for our all important criteria?

We may think we want a partner that pushes our boundaries but maybe instead of being swept away, we should start with a look at ourselves when we're looking for love..

Meet someone to take off into the sunset with at Flirtify today.