Do you think our romantic choices are only based on feelings and emotions? No! A recent study proves  it wrong. Instead of feelings and emotions, how rich we feel compared to others make more importance in our relationships, an interesting study revealed.

The study suggested that, human beings engage in "conditional mating strategies", based on their romantic choices on environmental factors like wealth.

Darius Chan, professor at the University of Hong Kong, said that, "We wanted a better understanding of the psychological importance of money in the development of romantic relationships because very little is known about this subject. That way people would have a better perspective of the relationships they are in."

The research includes two experiments performed on Chinese students, who involved in heterosexual long-term relationships. To examine their mating behavior, the couples were made to think they were either wealthy or poor.

According to the first experiment, the men who felt rich were less satisfied with their partner's physical attractiveness. They were also more interested in short-term relationships than those who were made to feel that they were poor.

On the other hand, women were made to feel wealthy did not make higher demands regarding the men's physical appearance.

While, the second study reveals that, all of the wealthy participants found it easier to interact with an attractive member of the opposite sex in comparison to those belonging to a financially weaken class.

"Wealthy men attach more importance to a mate's physical attractiveness setting higher standards and preferring to engage in short-term mating than those who have less money. However, for committed women, money may lead to less variation in their mating strategies because losing a long-term relationship generally has a higher reproductive cost," Chan said.

"We expect that our findings are likely to be found in other cultures as well," Chan said, adding "because the basic mechanisms of mate selection have been found to be rather similar across culture."

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