Anyone remember the TV show Dharma and Greg? The sitcom about the assistant D.A. who was married to the free spirit child of hippie parents? Do you know any couples like that? Neither do I. There is a reason for that, besides the fact that one of them would end up murdering the other.
A study conducted by Dr. Stephen T. Emlen of Cornell University tested participants in a survey measuring how people saw themselves in ten categories. They included health, faithfulness, devotedness, closeness to family, desire to raise children and qualities of raising children. Then they were asked to judge how important those traits were in a partner. The researchers found that the higher a person rated themselves on a certain trait, the more they wanted their spouse to have those traits.
Its possible that having a mate with similar goals and expectations makes for an easier bond and more successful child raising.
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