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Women reported a tendency towards dating men who they perceived as more attractive than them. When their partners were less attractive than them, they reported less commitment, more resistance to men's public displays of affection, more flirting with other men, more appealing dating alternatives, and more frequent thoughts about breaking up. | Women reported a tendency towards dating men who they perceived as more attractive than them. When their partners were less attractive than them, they reported less commitment, more resistance to men's public displays of affection, more flirting with other men, more appealing dating alternatives, and more frequent thoughts about breaking up. | ||
Thus it seems apparent that satisfaction is | Thus it seems apparent that relationship satisfaction is most probable for a woman when a man "dates down." "Dating up" on the other hand for a man will more likely create a situation of relationship instability with the woman initiating destabilizing behaviors. | ||
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