I'm averse to drawing too many conclusions, as impressive as the study is. For one thing, it always seemed to be that the primary feature in finding a long term

I'm averse to drawing too many conclusions, as impressive as the study is. For one thing, it always seemed to be that the primary feature in finding a long term partner is simply geography: everyone in my hometown linked up with people in highschool, many got pregnant, and that was that. Second, I'm looking through the article and not seeing analysis on whether this idea of similarity in partner choosing is a mechanism in choosing a partner or holding a partner, or both. Personally I've found I have a habit of being initially very attracted to people with certain traits that I find really unattractive long term. As I got older it tempered me into working a bit harder to learn more about someone to find what traits they have that I find long-term attractive that you really can't know from just a few dates. I know so many people in unhappy relationships that are either truly stuck or believe they're stuck, due to economic factors, a child, or simply being unable to face the uncertainty of life without the partner they don't love or even hate. That's without even getting into abuse traps.