Desirable Characteristics of Love

Desirable Characteristics of Love
Height and Weight
Research confirms that being overweight has a negative effect on both perceived and self perceived attractiveness for woman, much more so than for men. There is also attractiveness bias associated with height, with tall men and short women having more frequent dates than short men and tall women. Both sexes normally prefer that a man be taller than his date. Nevertheless, research indicates that good looks probably do not lead to more marital satisfaction or happier life.

Once they find him personally attractive, American women look for success potential in a man, typically seeking “a strong personality who is going places’. This attitude continues even though women are now free to seek success through their own careers and develop more ego strength of their own rather than just seeking success and strength in their partner. In addition, women may look for physical attractiveness as a desire factor and social status symbol in ways very similar to men, even if they prefer not to mention it.

Similarity and Liking
Numerous research projects demonstrated that students consider similarity of characteristics and attitudes important when they have no contact with a prospective romantic interest. But when people do meet, projecting liking through smiling, eye contact, leaning forward and appearing interested, can completely overshadow the negative effect that concrete dissimilarities normally have.

Furthermore, in a study of students’ accounts of falling in love, being like by the other person appeared in 90% of the stories far more than any other factors. Perhaps similarity is comparatively unimportant in partners’ account of their attraction because locating similar attitudes serves as an initial way determining the field of eligibles in and melting pot of ethic, cultural and attitudinal diversity.
Desirable Characteristics of Love