When we look at a potential mate, we are assessing whether we would like our children to have their genes.

看着有可能成为自己伴侣的人时，我们会判断是否希望自己的孩子继承他(她)的基因。

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Using this data, they determined that the physical attractiveness of a potential mate was more important to men than women.

通过这些数据，研究者认为，男性比女性更看重未来伴侣的外表。

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They likened the study to Internet dating - the women made their decisions based on very little information on the men, not unlike meeting a potential mate online.

研究者们把这项实验联系到网络约会——就像在网络里找对象一样，女生们都是根据仅有的关于男生们的资料来作出决定的。

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If so, the song should contain information about their quality as a potential mate.

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Those wanting to marry or stay married should look for personal wholeness in a potential mate, far more than a chosen profession.

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There's a dance at play as you size each other up, just as you might a potential mate in a bar.

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