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The Huffington Post July 2 2015
'According To Science, There’s No Such Thing As Dating ‘Out Of Your League’'
By Leigh Weingus
I came across a few fairly recent articles in regards to these findings. These scientific findings appear to have merit and are in basic agreement with some of my own documented philosophical views.
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'Got a crush? That so-called “friend zone“ may not be such a bad thing, according to new research. A study on attraction conducted by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Northwestern University found that the longer you know someone, the more of a chance you have with them — even if they’re more attractive than you.
The study took a look at “assortative mating“ — a term used to describe the tendency for people to date and marry others who have a similar characteristic or set of characteristics — by asking 167 couples how long they had known each other before beginning to date and whether or not they had been friends before they started dating. They also looked at independently assigned ratings of each individual’s physical attractiveness.
They found that the longer a couple had known each other before dating, the more likely there was to be an attractiveness discrepancy. “If you happen to be shooting for someone ‘out of your league’ (in terms of attractiveness, at least), you may be more likely to succeed if you get to know the person for a while rather than going for it immediately,” said lead author Lucy L. Hunt of UT’s Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. “However, it’s still a gamble: Getting to know someone over time can either improve that person’s impression of you or worsen it.”
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Philosophy twist
If the typical Western 'league of nations' view is really consistently followed, turning this thinking from primarily physical attractiveness to other with philosophy:
If you do not have a Doctorate from a major university in a complex discipline (s). You are out of my league. I, therefore should date a virtual female version of self, hopefully significantly and substantially more feminine looking. For the numerous women that continue to contact me online (and in person), please send me a scan of your PhD degree for my consideration. I may require to read your doctoral thesis. Debating your thesis may then be a further requirement, as you will need to prove to me that you are significantly Reformed in doctrine. Those that hold to incompatibilism, disqualified for further consideration.
And biblical concepts of primarily seeking relationships with people of godly, Christ-like character where there is implied mutual attraction (1 Corinthians 7, 2 Corinthians 6)?
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