Does it matter if your romantic partner is similar to you? | Psyche Ideas

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is a senior data scientist at Allianz Life. She completed a PhD in personality psychology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her research focused on within-person variability in psychological individual differences. is a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. His research focuses on identity and personality development in cultural contexts, as well as metascience and methods in psychology. is a senior data scientist at Allianz Life. She completed a PhD in personality psychology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her research focused on within-person variability in psychological individual differences. is a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. His research focuses on identity and personality development in cultural contexts, as well as metascience and methods in psychology. From traits like extraversion to specific habits, there are many ways a couple can match. New research tests whether it helps Do birds

Do birds of a feather flock together? Or do opposites attract? Folk wisdom abounds on the role of differences and similarities in relationships, and anyone can probably generate examples from their life to reinforce either of those aphorisms. Perhaps you know a couple who seem like two halves of the same person: finishing each other’s sentences, sharing the same hobbies, ordering the same dish at restaurants. You may also know a long-time pair who couldn’t be more different: she’s a quiet bookworm, he’s the life of the party; he’s up at dawn, she’s a night owl. There might even be a happy…

Does it matter if your romantic partner is similar to you? | Psyche Ideas

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