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Why you are attracted to certain people not others? (1) The Matching hypothesis


   Sometimes, a person happens to meet someone whom he or she immediately loves and spontaneously develops some sort of affinity with. The reverse can apply when the same person meets up with another person. The point is one does not know the reason why one feels good toward some people and feels bad toward others. Is there some sort of connection between their souls?

      Here is an hypothesis answers partially this question: the matching hypothesis.
The matching hypothesis (also known as the matching phenomenon) is derived from the discipline of social psychology and was (first) proposed by Elaine Hatfield and her colleagues in 1966, which suggests why people become attracted to their partner. It claims that people are more likely to form and succeed in a committed relationship with someone who is equally socially desirable. This is often researched in the form of physical attraction.

    In recent studies, the evidence for Matching Hypothesis is mixed in the realm of romantic attraction and mate selection. There is definitely a tendency for men and women to marry spouses who resemble them. Researchers have found extensive similarity between marital partners on characteristics such as age, race, ethnicity, education level, socioeconomic status, religion, and physical attractiveness as well as on a host of personality traits and cognitive abilities. This well-documented tendency for similar individuals to marry is commonly referred to as homogamy or assortment.

     However Prophet Mohammed had somehow montioned to this hypothesis when he said: "the souls are like recruited soldiers, they get mixed up with those similar with them in qualities and oppose and drift away from those who do not share their qualities"
       Those of similar qualities will easily be friends when they meet in this life, while those who have different natures are likely to be in conflict. This in fact accounts for endless cases of people getting along together when their apparent circumstances should have kept them well apart. Moreover, it tells us something about what brings good people together and what allows evil ones to flock together and even trust one another, when they know that they are evil at heart.

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Why you are attracted to certain people not others? (1) The Matching hypothesis Reviewed by encywiki on May 22, 2018 Rating: 5     Sometimes, a person happens to meet someone whom he or she immediately loves and spontaneously develops some sort of affinity with...

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