Potential Romeo and Juliets looking for love in 2017 should heed a newfangled study that looks at which US states are the respectable for buff .
Thenationwide studyof positive relationships – the first of its kind – take care at data point from masses all across America to see , geographically , which state satisfied the most . Curiosity got the better of you ? Read on .
The researchers were curious about how relationships qualify spot and whether citizenry ’s relationships and relational style vary across geographics . In their subject field , published in theJournal of Research in Personality , they looked at survey data from 127,070 citizenry across all 50 states to measure out “ attachment anxiety ” , how clingy and afraid people are their fan will will them , and “ attachment avoidance ” , where hoi polloi dislike or avoid being skinny to their partners , and where this occurs .
consort to Pb writer William Chopik , assistant psychological science prof at Michigan State University , surprisingly , many of the state actually agree their stereotype , such as New York , which ranked ninth worst for both .
" When I call back of New York , I suppose of the nervous Woody Allen type , and New York had one of the highest scores for affixation anxiety , " Chopik said in astatement . " California , on the other hand , seems like a romanticistic place with beautiful sunsets , oceans , and warm weather .
The study discovered that the United States Department of State that ranked the lowest for anxiety and dodging of partner also had the highest man and wife rate and lowest figures of hoi polloi living in isolation . However , they did point out that withdraw hilly or desert areas , which might be more attractive to those look to be on their own , might excuse some of the finding .
So , the verdict ? Virginia may have been claiming it ’s for buff since 1969 , but in 2017 it ’s Mississippi , Utah , and Wisconsin who are compete for the top spot . Sorry Virginia , you only grass in the middle .
Want to bonk how your state did ? Here ’s a agile Top 10 of the most romanticistic state for your studying ( and potential future line of work / house - seeking needs ) .
And the worst ?
Do n’t despair , though , if your Department of State does n’t name highly on the suitable scale .
" To a certain degree , positive relationships are found everywhere and transcend time and place , " the authors conclude . " After all , home is where the nerve is . "
