• Do opposites attract?


• Are you really attracted to funny people or do you find attractive people funnier?


• And which type of dating couple are you?

Researchers suggest that there are four types of dating couples and your type can influence whether the relationship lasts. Jess and Brandon explore these research topics in their last episode of 2023.

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Episode 344

4 Types of Couples — Which One Are You?

[00:00:00 ] You’re listening to the sex with Dr. Jess podcast, sex and relationship advice you can use tonight.

[00:00:15 ] Jess O’Reilly: Alright, alright. Are we ready to talk about four types of couples?

[00:00:17 ] Brandon Ware: I’m always ready to talk about four types of couples. Which four types of couples are we talking about?

[00:00:21 ] Jess O’Reilly: Four types of couples. Which one are you? It reminds me of like a quiz. What type of onion are you?

[00:00:26 ] Brandon Ware: I’m a white onion.

[00:00:28 ] Jess O’Reilly: You are a white onion.

[00:00:28 ] Brandon Ware: Because I can only name two types of onions.

[00:00:30 ] Jess O’Reilly: What’s the other one?

[00:00:31 ] Brandon Ware: Red onions.

[00:00:32 ] Jess O’Reilly: What about Vidalia?

[00:00:33 ] Brandon Ware: I don’t know what that is.

[00:00:34 ] Jess O’Reilly: Green.

[00:00:35 ] Brandon Ware: Sure. Green.

[00:00:35 ] Jess O’Reilly: Yes. Spanish.

[00:00:36 ] Brandon Ware: Okay. Listen, listen.

[00:00:38 ] Jess O’Reilly: Shallot.

[00:00:38 ] Brandon Ware: Onion connoisseur.

[00:00:41 ] Jess O’Reilly: I like an onion. So we’ll be talking about four types of couples and some research. But before we do that, I wanted to very briefly dive into some other research and data that I’ve come across this week.

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[00:01:08 ] Brandon Ware: Dr. Jess 50.

[00:01:09 ] Jess O’Reilly: Go buy something that vibrates something. Okay. Question for you.

[00:01:12 ] Brandon Ware: Yes.

[00:01:12 ] Jess O’Reilly: Are funny people more attractive to you?

[00:01:15 ] Brandon Ware: Funny people are more attractive.

[00:01:16 ] Jess O’Reilly: Like, are you attracted to funny people?

[00:01:18 ] Brandon Ware: Yes.

[00:01:19 ] Jess O’Reilly: Hang on. Am I funny?

[00:01:19 ] Brandon Ware: Hold on. Yes. You’re very funny, but what, but what else is like, what’s the and

[00:01:24 ] Jess O’Reilly: well, the question is, are you attracted to humor? Or do you find attractive people funnier?

[00:01:29 ] Jess O’Reilly: Okay. I’m going to just say this. So I noticed that every little joke, like every little snide remark, every little kind of anything I say, that’s even a little bit funny, I noticed you really laugh at, and I’m like, this guy’s my biggest fan, but

[00:01:41 ] Brandon Ware: I’m your biggest fan. For sure.

[00:01:42 ] Jess O’Reilly: Is it because I’m funny? Is it because you get my jokes or is it because you just like me?

[00:01:46 ] Brandon Ware: I think it’s a combination of all those things. But I also think that I don’t want somebody who’s. Super funny and not attractive to me. So it’s a combination of both.

[00:01:54 ] Jess O’Reilly: Oh, you mean physically attractive?

[00:01:55 ] Brandon Ware: Physically attractive. Yes.

[00:01:57 ] Jess O’Reilly: Okay. Now everybody talks about how funny you are.

[00:01:59 ] Brandon Ware: Well, I’m super [00:02:00 ] hilarious.

[00:02:00 ] Jess O’Reilly: No, but like everywhere we go, everyone’s like, Brandon’s so funny and I don’t see it.

[00:02:04 ] Brandon Ware: Yeah, I think you’re, you’re, you’re missing out.

[00:02:08 ] Jess O’Reilly: Maybe everyone else is more attracted to you.

[00:02:10 ] Brandon Ware: Sometimes I don’t even need people to hear my jokes. I will just, have you ever caught me laughing to myself?

[00:02:15 ] Jess O’Reilly: Says the guy who has a microphone in front of him.

[00:02:17 ] Brandon Ware: I know, but I don’t need people to laugh at my jokes because I can just tell myself jokes. I’m hilarious.

[00:02:21 ] Jess O’Reilly: I do that because I used to spend so much time alone. I’d like be making jokes in my head and laughing through the airport. Now I have you to be my laugh track. Okay. So Kenneth Tan, an assistant professor of psych at Singapore Management University, he and his team set out to look into whether humor breeds attraction and connection.

[00:02:37 ] Jess O’Reilly: Or if it is perceived as a result of that attraction and connection. So they studied 108 young couples in relationships. I should probably note that these couples had only been together around 18 months as usual. Convenient sample college, probably college students. So every day they reported their perceptions of humor in their relationships, as well as their levels of satisfaction, commitment.

[00:03:00 ] Jess O’Reilly: in the relationship and their perceived partner commitment. And what they found was that those who were more satisfied and committed to the relationship on a particular day, also found their partners funnier that day and the next day.

[00:03:13 ] Brandon Ware: Yeah, I get it.

[00:03:14 ] Jess O’Reilly: So yeah, like if I’m mad at you, I’m not going to admit you’re funny.

[00:03:16 ] Brandon Ware: No, but I am funny.