Science | Relationships
Do You Believe in Love at First Sight? The Science of Love & First Impressions.
Exploring the Chemistry of Love: How First Impressions Shape Romantic Attraction
His eyes opened wide as he saw a vague figure approaching him.
He stood out in front of an apartment complex, waiting for his date. It was a traditional date—Tinder wasn’t yet the monolithic dating app it’s become today, so the two met beneath the shopping mall's bright, beaming white lights.
They’d texted for a while until he finally worked up the courage to ask. After some fun and witty banter, the two set a date. Saturday night. They’d meet in front of his house.
The date was to be a bookstore and record shop combined into one. Nothing like dusty old books and niche vinyl to spark up conversations. Such dates, he believed, were far superior to the stuffy atmospheres of fancy restaurants or the fully-internal experience of a movie next to someone you barely know.
There he was, standing outside on an early-summer evening just after sunset, anxiously awaiting the woman he’d set his sights on.
As the figure marched closer, his brain began to interpret the shape of a woman. He felt a sudden…
