January 2025 PMID 39433715

Observed Aspects of Mate Value and Sociosexuality Account for Mate Preferences: Data from a Large, Representative Study from Czechia.

Zsófia Csajbók, Zuzana Štěrbová, Peter K Jonason, Lucie Jelínková, Jakub Binter, Jan Havlíček

Mentions

73
Peak: 61 in Oct 2024
across 3 sources since Oct 2024

Extended reach

432,511
potential audience

Total likes

651

Video views

4,814

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Oct 2024 – Nov 2025

Where it's discussed

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AI synopsis

What people are saying

Interest and engagement are evident from comments referencing multiple studies, such as the notion that women tend to be more demanding as they age, and discussions about class and education not significantly affecting mate preferences. The tone reflects curiosity about societal norms and implications for future relationships, with phrases like 'more evidence' and 'almost no concessions' emphasizing serious yet approachable considerations.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions support the study’s conclusions about mate preferences being relatively consistent across different social groups and ages.

InterestModerate interest

Participants show moderate curiosity, referencing aspects like socio-economic status, education, and the stability of mate preferences over time.

EngagementModerate engagement

The conversations involve referencing multiple studies, interpretations of sociosexuality, and implications for marriage, indicating thoughtful engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

Discussions highlight that the findings could influence understanding of societal mating behaviors and reinforce or challenge traditional beliefs about mate selection.

Abstract in brief

  • This study analyzed how mate value and sociosexuality influence what people in Czechia prefer or dislike in potential partners, highlighting differences between desirable and undesirable traits.
  • The findings show that self-perceived mate value explains only a small part of partner preferences, and overall, traits related to mate value and mating strategies explain limited variation in what people want or avoid.
  • Results support evolutionary ideas that women tend to have higher standards, with more desirable qualities in themselves leading to greater expectations for partners.]

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Rolf Degen
@DegenRolf · X

As they got older, women and men made almost no concessions at all to the qualities they were looking for in a potential mate. https://t.co/WATVC6X04F In a nationally representative sample of over two thousand participants, we found that women were more demanding in their mate

Oct 22, 2024 · 284 likes · 52 shares · 69,571 followers View post →
ib
@Indian_Bronson · X

More evidence marriage should be done early in life when people don’t ’know who they are’ and haven’t ’figured it all out’ “As they got older, women and men made almost no concessions at all to the qualities they were looking for in a potential mate” https://t.co/DkiVrpv3AO https://t.co/vC5jjy9Fon

Oct 22, 2024 · 177 likes · 15 shares · 92,273 followers View post →
Archives of Sexual Behavior
@ArchSexBehav · X

Online first in Archives of Sexual Behavior by Csajbók et al. (2024): Observed Aspects of Mate Value and Sociosexuality Account for Mate Preferences: Data from a Large, Representative Study from Czechia. https://t.co/6cGyYc9uMD @TheIASR @ZUCKERKJ

Oct 28, 2024 · 1 like · 366 followers View post →
Margo
@MargoinWNC · X

RT @Indian_Bronson: More evidence marriage should be done early in life when people don’t ’know who they are’ and haven’t ’figured it all o…

Oct 22, 2024 · 15 shares · 75,588 followers View post →
Tim Carney
@TPCarney · X

RT @Indian_Bronson: More evidence marriage should be done early in life when people don’t ’know who they are’ and haven’t ’figured it all o…

Oct 22, 2024 · 15 shares · 70,904 followers View post →
TakingHayekSeriously
@FriedrichHayek · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 22,095 followers View post →

All mentions

Steppenwolf_AN
@Steppenwolf_AN · X

@Magamemenone @METAL_BOLISM @RogueScholarPr Okay look, YOU said intelligence is detrimental. I’m saying this isn’t true, and a study about teenagers is meaningless if you’re not a teenager. https://t.co/unzfnEvcbE

Oct 1, 2025 · 235 followers View post →
Kkgg
@kkgg9540 · X

@bog_bussy @leamaric Nah, you are just ignorant, too, and unaware that most men are pretty similar in their preferences regardless of what class they come from Studies exist: https://t.co/P0Lo3kVCde In behavior, men in top 1% households are married to women from average households in norway

Aug 17, 2025 · 44 followers View post →
Kkgg
@kkgg9540 · X

@elisemakia47234 @agraybee @CartoonsHateHer Men who are less able to financially provide for a family than average, are lower status, expected to be something most women feel This study on mate preferences shows that men have same preferences regardless of their education (good proxy for class?) https://t.co/P0Lo3kVCde

Aug 17, 2025 · 44 followers View post →
お茶柱/心理学のべレスク
@otea_stalk · X

恋人選びの基準は? 成人2,280人を調査 女性の方が選考が厳しい 温かさ・社会的地位・支配性を重視 男性は身体的魅力を重視 男女とも温かさを重視 社会的地位は控えめ 敵意や虐待的な特徴は嫌われる 束縛傾向は比較的許容される が、選考理由の3〜5%しか説明できない https://t.co/MBDk1LBtdR

May 13, 2025 · 25 followers View post →
ThickAsBrexit
@AsBrexit · X

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May 7, 2025 · 52 shares · 2,311 followers View post →
Kkgg
@kkgg9540 · X

@AntiCommieBecca @MingoTango @akhivae https://t.co/P0Lo3kVCde This study found that education for men doesn't affect how much they want an ambitious or high status women, it is correlated with somewhat higher desire for intelligence, though Assortative mating mostly seem to happen due to segregation of class and /

Apr 30, 2025 · 44 followers View post →
Archives of Sexual Behavior
@ArchSexBehav · X

Online first in Archives of Sexual Behavior by Csajbók et al. (2024): Observed Aspects of Mate Value and Sociosexuality Account for Mate Preferences: Data from a Large, Representative Study from Czechia. https://t.co/6cGyYc9uMD @TheIASR @ZUCKERKJ

Oct 28, 2024 · 1 like · 366 followers View post →
rashawn brown
@rashawnbrown9 · X

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Oct 27, 2024 · 52 shares · 348 followers View post →
Kennedy
@Ncub3_K · X

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Oct 26, 2024 · 52 shares · 61 followers View post →
Otto Krebs
@n_decufa · X

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Oct 23, 2024 · 52 shares · 79 followers View post →
deccan2008
@deccan2008 · X

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Glenn
@thelearningbuff · X

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Oscar Contreras
@ooscar_88 · X

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un-cisne-negro
@CisneUn · X

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Can i Rock
@Lifetuneup · X

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@wooderdos · X

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Ivan Majnarić
@bajsrotor113 · X

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@jorgemata · X

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Erwin Schmidt
@Schmidt_Erwin · X

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hot_cocoa_girl
@hot_cocoa_girl · X

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@lectornovato · X

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@ArbitIncognito · X

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Lord Wittol
@lordwittol · X

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Jax
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Aquiles
@Sapiensbici · X

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SweetDee
@RealUnsweetDee · X

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Hereje Etnosotérico
@Etnosoterico · X

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TakingHayekSeriously
@FriedrichHayek · X

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vass
@evasyl · X

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Human Peacocking
@HumanPeacocking · X

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ColaBlizzard
@colablizzard · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 15 shares · 999 followers View post →
a Caladan
@a_Caladan · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 381 followers View post →
Andrew Ruiz
@then_there_was · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 10,464 followers View post →
SawyerShen
@sawyer_shen · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 28 followers View post →
Basil M. Gravanis
@PaleoPhotoPro · X

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Aphasialista
@Aphasialista · X

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John Wilkins
@JohnWilkinspsyc · X

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Ross the Boss
@BossRoss66794 · X

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@markeavelo · X

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@WillN930 · X

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@sambhunath19112 · X

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Todd Starke
@Crusaderf8u · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 15 shares · 304 followers View post →
William Costello
@CostelloWilliam · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 16,709 followers View post →
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@stevesmithsnoq · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 15 shares · 2,365 followers View post →
Björn
@BullseyeBjorn · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 32 followers View post →
Señor Pardo
@SenorCastizo500 · X

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Señor Pardo
@SenorCastizo500 · X

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Aufa Wibowo
@aufwib · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 330 followers View post →
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@Tha_jayiii · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 821 followers View post →
Julianne Wiley, the one you're looking for
@julianne_wiley · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 15 shares · 3,086 followers View post →
Your Average Social Media Douchebag
@YourTypicalQRT · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 280 followers View post →
Brandon Hayes {Righteous is right}
@ThruTheHayes · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 2,840 followers View post →
Tee
@TeePolitics · X

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@Zeitgeist_XX1 · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 50 followers View post →
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@FreiyaGreat · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 51 followers View post →
Brański
@vxel · X

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Notepad
@krlntpd · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 93 followers View post →
Sarah
@SohlerSarah · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 15 shares · 2,257 followers View post →
Dr John Barry
@MalePsychology · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 11,441 followers View post →
Frans des Tronc
@fransdeboek · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 273 followers View post →
Kelvin
@KelvinSBP · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 15 shares · 941 followers View post →
Tim Carney
@TPCarney · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 15 shares · 70,904 followers View post →
Rikki
@nemorikki · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 52 shares · 190 followers View post →
Rikki
@nemorikki · X

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Margo
@MargoinWNC · X

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Oct 22, 2024 · 15 shares · 75,588 followers View post →
ib
@Indian_Bronson · X

More evidence marriage should be done early in life when people don’t ’know who they are’ and haven’t ’figured it all out’ “As they got older, women and men made almost no concessions at all to the qualities they were looking for in a potential mate” https://t.co/DkiVrpv3AO https://t.co/vC5jjy9Fon

Oct 22, 2024 · 177 likes · 15 shares · 92,273 followers View post →
Rolf Degen
@DegenRolf · X

As they got older, women and men made almost no concessions at all to the qualities they were looking for in a potential mate. https://t.co/WATVC6X04F In a nationally representative sample of over two thousand participants, we found that women were more demanding in their mate

Oct 22, 2024 · 284 likes · 52 shares · 69,571 followers View post →
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