Do Opposites Really Attract?

The scientific reasons you're into your bae.
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References:

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Mathews, C. A., & Reus, V. I. (2001). Assortative mating in the affective disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Comprehensive psychiatry,42(4), 257-262. http://www.comppsychjournal.com/artic...

Wedekind, C., Seebeck, T., Bettens, F., & Paepke, A. J. (1995). MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 260(1359), 245-249. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/76...

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This is an awesome TED talk on brain chemistry and attraction: http://www.tedxsmu.org/talks/helen-fi...