COLLAPSE
A person's proximity to another is one of the most powerful predictors of whether they will become friends. In my life, it was not different. I took a job at All Star Disneyworld resort as an intern, and next thing you know, I married Robert, a regular employee, and a beautiful family of 5. Nineteen years later, serving the Lord, growing in faith, learning every day from our mistakes, and enjoying God's love for us. People living close to each other are also more likely to commit crimes against one another due to proximity. In most cases, however, proximity is what prompts liking. (Myers, 2014)

People may unconsciously repeat the small movements of their partners in social situations. When we see others yawn, we sometimes cannot resist opening our mouths; at other times, we cross our legs subconsciously. It is also possible for animals to exhibit this phenomenon. We believe that social animals benefit from this retained habit. According to our observation of a group of macaques, close partners are more likely to maintain behavioral synchrony, which is conducive to the group's survival. (Yu-Heng, 2022)

Do you think opposites attract?

Reference:

Myers, D. (2014). Exploring social psychology. New York, NY: McGraw Hill.

Yu-Heng, Z., Wang, X., Meng-Meng, C., Yi-Mei, T., & Jin-Hua, L. (2022). "Emotional proximity" and "Spatial proximity": Higher relationship quality and nearer distance both strengthen scratch contagion in tibetan macaques. Animals, 12(16), 2151. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12162151

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