Topic > Factors in Mate Selection - 516

Humans are strongly influenced by several factors in mate selection. Different people have different ideas when choosing partners, because people have different aesthetic standards. Some people find that a partner's physical attractiveness is more important, such as facial appearance, body shape, and age. However, some people like their partners to have good social status, such as a good job, high income, and higher education. Over the past few decades, some matchmaking services have developed to address issues with people choosing partners and find out why they choose this partner and what attributes are most important. Numerous studies have been conducted on the rate of partner choice. Studies by Archer (1996) and Leo (1993) both showed that the most important traits of mate choice were independence, careerism, and support. Archer's comparison of males and females indicated that the first viewpoint was relational orientation, such as understanding and support, and most females and males both chose it. The second point of view was auton...