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Factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Another L: Cultural differences, e.g Americans disclose more than Chinese or Japanese people, cultural norms also shape how comfortable men and women, are in self-disclosing, It was also found that Japanese women prefer a lower level of personal convo than Japanese men
- - - - The more attractive an individual is the more attractive they would expect their partner to be
      - Couples who are matched in attractiveness will be happier and more likely to stay together than those who are mismatched
- - - - Complementarity
        Third level e.g having traits the other partner lacks - Winch supports this view and found that similarity of interests, attitudes and personality traits were very important at the beginning however longer term relationships need complementarity needs as they have more of an impact