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The Science of the Swipe
Attraction is more mechanical than you would like it to be.
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Tinder (app)
Tinder is a geosocial dating and networking app where people browse nearby profiles by swiping right to like or left to pass.
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Online dating
Online dating uses digital profiles to connect romantic partners, revealing stark patterns in how age, race, and education affect attraction.
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Facial Symmetry
Facial symmetry is the structural balance between the left and right sides of a person's face.
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Averageness
Averageness is the physical beauty that occurs when blending human facial features into a mathematical mean.
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Physical attractiveness
Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's bodily and facial features are seen as aesthetically pleasing or desirable.
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Proximity principle
The proximity principle explains why people form relationships with those physically nearby due to familiarity and repeated passive contact.
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Mere-exposure effect
Repeated exposure makes people prefer words, faces, shapes, and sounds, even without conscious awareness or rational reasons.
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Limerence
Limerence is an overwhelming mental state of obsessive infatuation with someone when you do not know if they return your feelings.