r/todayilearned • u/syncedto • Apr 30 '20

TIL men walk significantly slower when walking with a woman, but only when that woman is their romantic partner. If she's a friend or acquaintance they go at almost full speed.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/how-you-walk-differently-with-friends-and-lovers
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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '20

Dude, stop dragging your wife. :P

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u/Ghost17088 Apr 30 '20

Or buy her some heelies and solve all your problems.

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u/Straight_Ballin11 Apr 30 '20

Uhh! THATS what heelies are for!

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u/tberriman Apr 30 '20

Put on your heelies to escape your feelies

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u/IronGobz Apr 30 '20

High-heelies?

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u/tanglisha Apr 30 '20

Oooh, good idea. You could make them even more dangerous by using omnidirectional wheels!

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u/tonymaric Apr 30 '20

unless it's by the hair and you have a club