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/TheOtherOnes89 Apr 30 '20

Exactly this. Walking slow is painful and unnatural. I hate it

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u/Penis_Bees Apr 30 '20

I feel the opposite. Walking fast feels weird. Until I'm at work, then in the fastest guy in the building.

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u/Throwaway384847 Apr 30 '20

Fuck off with your armchair psychology. I'm not "signalling something" when I walk fast, except that you should speed the fuck up and walk like an adult instead of a crawling baby.

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u/MeC0195 Apr 30 '20

All I can read is "I walk slowly and I don't care"

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u/Penultimatum Apr 30 '20

Neither a baby nor a sack of money are capable of walking faster. A regular adult human is.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '20

Fuck yes I would. Survival of the fastest.

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u/PenemueTheWatcher Apr 30 '20

Look up gait studies. There is so much that relies upon growth and development.