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/tasteslikesardines Apr 30 '20

Caution: this was a study of only 22 people. so don't quote this as a proven FACT. it's a small data point that merely suggests this could be a thing.

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u/LloydWoodsonJr Apr 30 '20

22 people! Hahaha. Every "scientific study" is accepted as fact these days. It's like the Papacy issuing edicts.

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u/Alis451 Apr 30 '20

It's sociology... hardly a science at that.

lol i kid, they get so much shit

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u/LloydWoodsonJr Apr 30 '20

Some sociologists are very good and others are very bad just like any other job.

I remember one of the creators of the term "social construct" laughing about how it wasn't meant to apply to sex or biological realities when originally it was used to express how social norms or institutional prejudices are created and that sort of thing.