The silliest, non-romantic reason that made you date someone

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One in 4 women go on a date not for the sake of romance but for grabbing a free meal, reveals study. New research finds that 23 to 33% of women in an online study admitted they have engaged in a "foodie call". The researchers from California-based Azusa Pacific University and University of California-Merced found that women who scored high on the "dark triad" of personality traits (psychopathy, narcissism).

30 Jul 2019 English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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