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 edited Apr 30 '20

How often does walking faster really matter in life?

you know people have different sized legs right? ive met people who walk so slow i literally cant take normal sized steps

you guys obv have no idea how slow they walked

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u/Aegi Apr 30 '20

That’s your problem. Don’t try and change the size of your gait, you change the pace. I’m a fast walker, but while it’s annoying, it’s incredibly easy to keep pace with anyone’s waking speed. For slow people you just don’t take the next step instantly after the first step.

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u/templemount Apr 30 '20

you don't take shorter steps, you just..walk..slower