{"id":10365,"date":"2019-06-02T19:07:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T17:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10365"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:25:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:25:25","slug":"why-are-we-attracted-people-look-like-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/06\/why-are-we-attracted-people-look-like-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are We Attracted to People Who Look Like Us?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We have heard the phrase: &#8220;opposites attract&#8221; before. Is it always the case though? When choosing our life\/romantic partner, do we tend to abide by this idea or do we look for someone who we have more similarities with?<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video and be able to discuss the questions that follow:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Why Are We Attracted to People Who Look Like Us?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BsI02p2bOjU?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What is assortative mating? Do you agree with this study?<\/li>\n<li>What do you look for in a partner?<\/li>\n<li>Explain the experiment conducted discussed in the video. 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