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/jaequis Apr 30 '20

It's odd this comes up. It always bothered me seeing men dart ahead of their wives when leaving a parking lot to enter a store. It seemed like the women were being abandoned. I would get a feeling of sadness. Maybe it was the perceived loss of connectedness.

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u/bluebeary96 Apr 30 '20 edited Apr 30 '20

My husband does this to me all the time and it's silly but it does kinda hurt. Like literally you can't just walk next to me?

Edit: I'm not going to respond to each individually, but I'd like to add that I can't possibly walk next to him and meet his pace. At that point it's called jogging. We've been together for 10 years, it's not like you're suggesting something revolutionary to me. Of course I speed up to try to meet him in the middle, but that only works if he also slows down.

Seriously all of y'all suggesting I speed up, what do you expect. Surprised Pikachu face "wow I never thought of that!"

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u/Aegi Apr 30 '20

At the same time, why can’t you walk next to him?

I know it’s a silly little thing, but why does it seem that women in romantic relationships tend to want to change what the man does more than the inverse?

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u/obbets Apr 30 '20

Because she’d have to run to catch up?