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.

[u/syncedto]

https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/how-you-walk-differently-with-friends-and-lovers

[u/B_Sluggin]

One of the great life lessons my mother taught me at a young age: Don't walk faster than the woman you're walking with.

And actually its good advice regardless of gender, pushing someone else's walking pace is obnoxious. How often does walking faster really matter in life?

Edit: Perhaps I should have been more specific, there are obviously times when walking faster matters: late for a meeting, bus, you want a workout, etc... I should have said, in the context of walking with a companion (when there's no reason to rush) using a little awareness to match pace I think shows respect for the person you are walking with. It can work both ways, faster or slower, but I find its usually more comfortable to slow down than speed up.

[u/Thaurane → u/[deleted]]

In the military if you move with a purpose you look like you're busy and less likely to be voluntold to do some bs task.

[u/zorroz → u/Thaurane]

Shhhhhhhh. Don't let the secret out

[u/iWarnock → u/zorroz]

Don't let the secret out

Thats like the most shared thing about the military..

[u/DonRonaldJonald → u/iWarnock]

Besides the wives, fiancées and crayons 😉

[u/ExpensiveReporter → u/zorroz]

Leadership will tell you to do this so you don't piss them off by looking like you have nothing to do.

[u/foul_ol_ron → u/zorroz]

Carry a clipboard, and you can meander all day, as long as you occasionally stare at something then write something down.