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Study Reveals Women's Mate Choices Influence Each Other

11/23/2025

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A study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science finds that women with slower, family-oriented life history strategies are more likely to copy others' mate choices.
The study involved 214 Iranian women who rated male faces after neutral, positive, or negative descriptions.
Positive descriptions increased attractiveness ratings and negative descriptions decreased them, especially in long-term contexts.
The authors caution the findings may not generalize due to the sample's demographic.

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Story summary

A study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science finds that women with slower, family-oriented life history strategies are more likely to copy others' mate choices.
The study involved 214 Iranian women who rated male faces after neutral, positive, or negative descriptions.
Positive descriptions increased attractiveness ratings and negative descriptions decreased them, especially in long-term contexts.
The authors caution the findings may not generalize due to the sample's demographic.