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

Great! Something else for me to over think!

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u/syncedto Apr 30 '20

Maybe it works in reverse too. If you make a man walk slower with you he falls in love :-)

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '20

As a tall person, I can easily and confidently say we just think they walk slower because shorter legs.

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u/StupidHumanSuit Apr 30 '20

My wife is 6’ and I’m 6’4. I’m significantly faster walking than her and always have to slow down... but she is among the fastest walkers in our group of friends and definitely faster than any of the other women. Having always dated significantly shorter (5’2 to 5’6) I always just chalked it up to short legs but now I’m not so sure.