Based mostly on their findings, it could seem that opposites do not really entice. Specifically, when it got here to the traits they studied, {couples} usually had round 82% to 89% traits in frequent, with solely 3% of traits differing on common.

Specifically, issues like political opinions, non secular beliefs, schooling stage, and intelligence, confirmed the very best correlations in similarity, in addition to substance use (or abstaining from substance use). The most typical similarity of all of them was being born in the identical yr.

Traits like peak and weight, persona, and medical situations confirmed much less important correlations, however the examine authors be aware a slight tendency in the direction of similarity was nonetheless current there.

And if you happen to’re curious in regards to the traits that confirmed little correlation in any respect, extroverts and introverts appear to get alongside simply fantastic, in addition to {couples} the place one particular person is an “early chicken” whereas the opposite is a “evening owl.” Tendency to fret additionally noticed a damaging correlation, suggesting it is not unusual for one particular person in a pair to be extra worrisome than the opposite.

As doctoral candidate and the examine’s first writer, Tanya Horwitz, explains in a information launch, “We’re hoping folks can use this knowledge to do their very own analyses and study extra about how and why folks find yourself within the relationships they do.”