Attraction Explained By Science: How Potential Romance Develops
Playing hard to get is also a factor in Attraction Explained By Science. “People who are too easy to attract may be perceived as more desperate. That makes them seem less valuable and appealing than those who do not make their romantic interest apparent right away,” Gurit Birnbaum, PhD, a social psychologist and co-author of Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, explained.
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