In matters of the heart, women say height matters
Posted by staff / February 10, 2014 height mattersMichael Emersonsimilarity
Though similarity often dominates our choice in mates, researchers say height differences may matter more to women than men.
“Evolutionary psychology theory argues that ‘similarity is overwhelmingly the rule in human mating,’” says Michael Emerson, professor of sociology at Rice University and the study’s co-author. “However, our study suggests that for physical features such as height, similarity is not the dominant rule, especially with females.”
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