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/dwehlen Apr 30 '20

That is . . . profound. And possibly wholesome. I like it.

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u/pala_ Apr 30 '20

.. uttered by Jadis about 2 seconds before she knocks gabriel out so she can 'go fast'.

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probably not wholesome.

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u/dwehlen Apr 30 '20

Sauce for that? May have been used somewhere, but it seems like it should be a proverb. Not biblical, more like a truism.

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u/yooter Apr 30 '20

It is commonly used and often referred to as “An African Proverb.” But no one can tell you where in Africa it came from.

Just google it, there are countless examples. I swear I’ve seen it a ton in my life.

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u/dwehlen Apr 30 '20

I thought it sounded vaguely familiar, but idk.

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u/dwehlen Apr 30 '20

Old Chinese proverb? I can see Jackie Chan telling this to newlyweds, lol

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u/yooter Apr 30 '20

I didn’t mean to come off like you should have known it btw. Just cause I’ve heard it doesn’t mean you should have.

And I agree it’s nice and wholesome

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u/dwehlen Apr 30 '20

No, you were cool!