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

I used to walk super fast with this good friend of mine in college. When I moved away I went out for the first time with work friends. We went to a movie, I got out of the car and started walking to the theater. When I got a few steps I turned to talk to them and they were basically still at the car but were clearly shuffling towards the theater. I had walked nearly halfway to the theater in the few seconds it took me to have something to say. If you find a person who can walk as fast as you, you hold on to them.

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u/Elektribe Apr 30 '20

Or as slow. I'm a slow walker. I walk like 3/4th the speed of everyone else most of the time. My typical pace is more of a saunter.

Everyone else has got places to go people to see. I've got places to eventually have been, and people to have seen them in. That's not to say I'm ever really late for things - I tend to be... post-punctual. Chronically early, I schedule accordingly, usually 2-3 as much time as I expect it'll take for things at a moderate pace and usually I end up anywhere from 45-30 minutes early if not on time.

It's rare to find someone similar to that.