The Evolution of match: individual differences on a speed-dating.
personality, Big Five, mating market, mate choice.
Reproduction is necessary to pass the genes to the next generation. All the living beings have evolved behavioral and physiological mechanisms to maximise the benefits and minimise the costs of reproduction, one of them is mate choice. In humans ancestors this choice could represent also the choice for cooperation partners, this may favor some preferences to be selected over others. Over the years many studies analysed the human preferences. But most of them do not evaluate the preferences of non-heterosexual individuals and use romantic partner idealisation. The aim of our study is investigate the differences in preferences for individual characteristics, as personality and attractiveness, between sex and sexual orientation. Also we will analyse the importance of preferences widely studied before in the literature and the interaction between them.