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Your ideal romantic partner is likely a better version of yourself, someone who is more conscientious, agreeable, and emotionally stable. Above all, your other half should also share your views on social hierarchy, including how comfortable you are with certain groups having dominance or power over others and how acceptable you find inequality between social groups. In a study involving over 500 participants, the preference for a partner with lower neuroticism (greater emotional stability) was particularly strong (d = 1.46), while similarity in attitudes toward social hierarchy had an unusually high correlation (r = 0.82). People are essentially looking for someone who resembles them psychologically but is easier to live with.