Arthur Aron

Well, I think you want to be able to do more, to get more, to acquire more. It's just normal and natural and to explore and find new things that make life better. And so we're wired to have that, this idea of growth and, you know, wanting to know more, explore, all of that, seeking more. growth and expansion and creativity.

Well, I think you want to be able to do more, to get more, to acquire more. It's just normal and natural and to explore and find new things that make life better. And so we're wired to have that, this idea of growth and, you know, wanting to know more, explore, all of that, seeking more. growth and expansion and creativity.

All of that is a long-term understanding and evolutionary psych, and it's well-documented.

All of that is a long-term understanding and evolutionary psych, and it's well-documented.

All of that is a long-term understanding and evolutionary psych, and it's well-documented.

Yes. If we have a partner who's got resources, that's kind of a plus. A partner who is socially valuable is a kind of a plus. A partner who knows a bunch of things is a kind of a plus. It's making us more than we were before. It's giving us more opportunities to do things we couldn't do before. It's not just money and resources. It's creativity.

Yes. If we have a partner who's got resources, that's kind of a plus. A partner who is socially valuable is a kind of a plus. A partner who knows a bunch of things is a kind of a plus. It's making us more than we were before. It's giving us more opportunities to do things we couldn't do before. It's not just money and resources. It's creativity.

Yes. If we have a partner who's got resources, that's kind of a plus. A partner who is socially valuable is a kind of a plus. A partner who knows a bunch of things is a kind of a plus. It's making us more than we were before. It's giving us more opportunities to do things we couldn't do before. It's not just money and resources. It's creativity.

It's opportunities to be able to do things, to feel things more broadly. All of those things we desire as individuals, we can get through a partner in some ways much more easily.

It's opportunities to be able to do things, to feel things more broadly. All of those things we desire as individuals, we can get through a partner in some ways much more easily.

It's opportunities to be able to do things, to feel things more broadly. All of those things we desire as individuals, we can get through a partner in some ways much more easily.

Mostly people think that similarity matters hugely. It doesn't matter that much. And in fact, overall, we do like to have differences. And we've shown that in the study, that if you think the other person has different interests than you do, and they're not competing with you, that's a plus.

Mostly people think that similarity matters hugely. It doesn't matter that much. And in fact, overall, we do like to have differences. And we've shown that in the study, that if you think the other person has different interests than you do, and they're not competing with you, that's a plus.

Mostly people think that similarity matters hugely. It doesn't matter that much. And in fact, overall, we do like to have differences. And we've shown that in the study, that if you think the other person has different interests than you do, and they're not competing with you, that's a plus.

So if you're interested in the arts and they're interested in science, you're going to each gain from each other.

So if you're interested in the arts and they're interested in science, you're going to each gain from each other.

So if you're interested in the arts and they're interested in science, you're going to each gain from each other.

Yes, we want to feel, we like to feel that sense of I'm going to be more now being with them. I'm going to have a fuller life. I'm going to have more opportunities, more knowledge, more interests, more ways to make life enjoyable and interesting. All of that stuff.

Yes, we want to feel, we like to feel that sense of I'm going to be more now being with them. I'm going to have a fuller life. I'm going to have more opportunities, more knowledge, more interests, more ways to make life enjoyable and interesting. All of that stuff.

Yes, we want to feel, we like to feel that sense of I'm going to be more now being with them. I'm going to have a fuller life. I'm going to have more opportunities, more knowledge, more interests, more ways to make life enjoyable and interesting. All of that stuff.