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- The frequency of seeing baby photos makes women even more eager to get married
- Not only women, men also feel the same effect
Social media has become a scattering of photos of cute babies, both from celebrities and society in general. Many women are anxious to see it, so much so that they want to quickly have children of their own. In fact, according to the psychology team from Texas Christian University, the habit of seeing baby photos makes women more likely to want to get married quickly. How can? Are you one of them? Come on, see the following explanation.
The frequency of seeing baby photos makes women even more eager to get married
According to Charles Lord, a psychologist from Texas Christian University, women who often see photos of babies tend to want to get married quickly. This is proven through research on 120 unmarried men and women by observing their responses to a number of photos.
Initially, all research participants were shown pictures with certain categories, for example fruit categories with pictures of bananas, oranges and lemons. They were then asked to sort from heaviest to lightest. In this study, the expert team hid the real purpose of the study, namely the desire to marry. This is intended so that the participants do not feel that the experts are leading their opinion.
Next, the participants were divided into two groups, namely the group that was given a photo of an inanimate object and the group that was given a photo of a smiling baby. The next task was that participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire about their future plans. One of the most interesting questions that researchers focus on is at what age they want to get married.
The result, on average women want to get married sooner than men, which is about 6 years from now, while for men 7.5 years. However, this plan seems to have changed since the woman was shown the baby's photo. They report that they want to get married in the next 5.5 years rather than not seeing the baby's photo. This is enough to prove that baby photos have a significant influence on a woman's willingness to marry faster than the previous target.
Not only women, men also feel the same effect
Male participants actually also desire to get married soon. However, it is not as big as the desires of women. The men did not show significant results when shown the baby's photo, so the difference was not quite significant.
Researchers suspect that the photo of a smiling baby makes women feel more open. This makes women more positive in planning weddings and want to have cute children. In addition, baby photos are also considered to be able to evoke a good mood so that women feel happier. So do not be surprised if women tend to "desperate" to get married quickly because they are carried away by positive emotions.
However, of course everyone has different backgrounds, motivations, and life principles. This research was successful in proving that the majority of female participants wanted to get married earlier. However, that doesn't mean you can urge your best friend or family member to get married by feeding them cute pictures of babies.
In the end, getting married is an important decision whose process is no doubt complicated. There are many other factors that determine when someone wants to get married.