Similarity in Mate Selection and Courtship Progress: The Use of Self and Other Perceptions

TLDR: The role of similaity in the mate selection/courtship progress area is examined in this paper, where the authors discuss low to modest relafions, unusabTe relations, no clear view of.

Abstract: The role of similaity ln the mate selection/courtship progress area is examined. A bief history of the use of similaig and tne proakis associated with its use are discussed low to modest relafions, unusabTe relations, no clear view of.how similaity olerutes in relationship development. It is proposed that a possible explanation for tle problem lies in the ways in which similaity is measured. A compaison of self perceptions is the more dominant assessment technique, but evidence form social interaction theory and the social psychologtcal literarure on person perception sus.ests thai suclt compaisons moy be inappropiate. A compaison of selfand other-perceptions may be a mory apprcpriate method of assessment, but has its own problems. Tlrc titeranue in this area is reviewed and directions for funre researih are sugested.