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The importance of personality when it comes to your ideal type.
When it comes to dating, you often hear people say “I want to meet someone like …” This is what we call an “ideal type or person.” But the concept of an ideal person can be pretty abstract.
At the global matching platform Couple.net we have made this concept more tangible.
After analyzing the patterns of 1.5 million matchings, over 150,000 dates, and 49,000 couples who ended up either married or in a relationship, we have found that the ideal type is a combination of personality, physical appearance (face, height, figure), profession/education, and family background (parent’s education, profession, financial status).
So, why is family background important when meeting your ideal match? Well, let’s take a look at former President Trump’s youngest son for example.
At the age of seventeen, his life is significantly influenced by his father’s social achievements and wealth. During his dad’s presidency, his social interactions and activities were probably limited. And even after, things like which school he goes to, where he lives, and the friends and girlfriends he meets are somewhat predetermined.
This is also true for children of Chinese high-ranking officials or Japanese businessmen. A person’s life is greatly influenced by their parents and family more than they might realize. Couple.net analyzed the ideal types of 82,417 singles from 120 countries around the world. Results showed that personality was considered the most important factor.
In other words, when you add up the four elements that make up an ideal person - personality, appearance, profession/education, and family background - to 100, personality weighs the most.
The importance of personality varied from 25.7% to 34.1% depending on country and gender.
Looking at singles from six countries - Singapore, Japan, Canada, the US, the Philippines, and Korea - it was found that Singaporean men and women valued personality the most at 34.1% and 33.8%, respectively, while Korean men and women valued it the least at 28.4% and 25.7%.
A commonality between all 6 countries was that men placed more importance on personality than women did, suggesting that men might value the personality of their potential partner more.
