We love casual dating, hook ups, and yeah – sex – but we’ve always believed that they didn’t have to be mutually exclusive of long term relationships. In fact, we even released a press release showing that casual hook ups OFTEN lead to happy, healthy relationships (and continue to get more proof every day).

So we couldn’t believe we missed this great study that shows sexual attraction that vicinity could be enough for an “informed first impression about a potential long-term mate.  And it does so by matching our human evolutionary mechanism.” Yep, you heard right – the desire to bang someone might be a good enough sign that you should date!

Via TechCrunch:

Tinder’s success stems from its simplicity and minimalism, which relates to how our cognitive system works. The only way that human beings could’ve survived as a species for as long as we have is by developing a decision-making apparatus that’s capable of making quick judgments based on very little information. Although we always ascribe our decisions to a rational, conscious-brain motivation, this supposed motivation is never the entire reason for our decisions; in fact, it often has nothing to do with it! We like to think of ourselves as rational human beings that base our decisions on logical processes, but most of our decisions occur unconsciously and based on minimal information.

That’s a lot of science-talk, but we get the gist – a good feeling about someone and vicinity to each other could be just what we need to find the perfect mate – in the bedroom AND out!

Prove science right and login to OBC to find a sexy single near you today!