PASADENA WEEKLY — Feb 2 — A study by
eHarmony Labs, published in July 2008, had concluded that the more
similar partners were in their personality and the ways they responded
to emotional situations, the more satisfied they were in their
relationships."When someone else is like you and has the same
attitudes," explains Gian Gonzaga, senior research scientist, "that
validates the attitudes that you have… They're making you feel better
about yourself. Psychiatrist Timothy J. Pylko at Peet's on Lake in
Pasadena confesses he's also a bit surprised by some of the research.
"I see complementary personalities working well, oftentimes, someone
who is very gregarious and outgoing is balanced by someone who is a
little bit more introverted." According to eHarmony, similar people are
more likely to get together in the first place because their attraction
is stronger. FULL ARTICLE @ PASADENA WEEKLY
Mark Brooks: Irena (co-editor of Online Personals Watch and my better half) and I are different, and it works. Very well. Have a great weekend!
It is consistent with;
Last February 2005, using a couple-centered approach, Drs. Klohnen and Luo wrote in a paper “People may be attracted to those who have similar attitudes, values, and beliefs and even marry them (at least in part) on the basis of this similarity. However, once individuals are in a committed relationship, it may be primarily personality similarity that influences marital happiness. This suggests that attitude and value similarity may play a different role in relationship development than personality similarity does. For example, whereas similarity in attitudes and values appears to be important early on in the relationship and may play an important role in relationship progression, personality similarity becomes more important as the relationship reaches greater commitment.
………..
future research designed to better understand these underlying processes is needed.”
In August 2005, Dr. John A. Johnson told me, “There are probably undiscovered factors beyond similarity of any type that determine relationship quality.”
Although the word similarity means different things for different persons, it depends on how you exactly mathematically defines it!
and
personality can be assessed using different techniques, for example, normative tests.
Regards,
Fernando Ardenghi.
Buenos Aires.
Argentina.
ardenghifer@gmail.com
It is consistent with;
Last February 2005, using a couple-centered approach, Drs. Klohnen and Luo wrote in a paper “People may be attracted to those who have similar attitudes, values, and beliefs and even marry them (at least in part) on the basis of this similarity. However, once individuals are in a committed relationship, it may be primarily personality similarity that influences marital happiness. This suggests that attitude and value similarity may play a different role in relationship development than personality similarity does. For example, whereas similarity in attitudes and values appears to be important early on in the relationship and may play an important role in relationship progression, personality similarity becomes more important as the relationship reaches greater commitment.
………..
future research designed to better understand these underlying processes is needed.”
In August 2005, Dr. John A. Johnson told me, “There are probably undiscovered factors beyond similarity of any type that determine relationship quality.”
Although the word similarity means different things for different persons, it depends on how you exactly mathematically defines it!
and
personality can be assessed using different techniques, for example, normative tests.
Regards,
Fernando Ardenghi.
Buenos Aires.
Argentina.
ardenghifer@gmail.com