“Many prevailing methods of choosing a romantic partner aim first to detect negative qualities: The checklist method focuses on superficial negative qualities, while seeking to identify major flaws offers more profound results. A third approach, discerning whether a partner will bring out the best in you, focuses on your interactions and helps predict significant positive traits in the relationship. Today, the greatest weight is commonly given to the first method, then to second and the third. The order should be reversed.”
— Aaron Ben-Zeév, How We Choose Romantic Partners, and How We Can Do It Better
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