Are Human Mating Preferences with Respect to Height Reflected in Actual Pairings?

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[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm 6'2'. I have never had a problem getting laid.

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

We used data from the Millennium Cohort Study (UK) and compared the distribution of height difference in actual couples to simulations of random mating to test how established mate preferences map on to actual mating patterns.

so it's a paper about a simulation. cool. ::crumpling paper noises::

[–]jet199[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Nope, it's about comparing reality to what the outcome would be if people randomly chose their partners.

People who think they are smarter than everyone else generally know how to read good. Maybe try not to be an outlier.

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I tend to not waste my time on obvious nonsense though, so