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Research from the University of Missouri, published in the journal 'Science Advances', which took place in the form of interviews with the Himba people of Northern Namibia, shows unique insights into relationship compatibilities.

Everyone remembers those old high school movies where the ultra-nerdy teenage boy falls in love with a the most beautiful girl in the whole school.

Everyone remembers those old high school movies where the ultra-nerdy teenage boy falls in love with the most beautiful girl in the whole school. However, new research from the University of Missouri suggests these relationships might be best left to the movies.

"...much of the anthropological work on human mating patterns are based on only people's preferences. This research focuses on people's actions."