Find The Best Guy For You Based On Your Job

Opposites attract: only relevant to personalities (and magnets, obvs)? Or does the same hold true for occupations of people who date?

eHarmony conducted a study of online dating and communication patterns to determine if your occupation might be affecting your life life. It turns out, opposities do seem to attract as far as communication goes. People are more likely to talk to members of the opposite sex who do something different from themselves. For instance:

• Female business executives have are most likely to communicate with men who are barbers or hair stylists. Perhaps a home blowout would fit into their busy schedules.
• Women who consider themselves “stay at home” talk most to men who are dentists.
• Unemployed guys have the highest rate of communication with lady personal trainers. (Perhaps they've put on a few pounds while unemployed?)
• Female doctors are into talking to male bankers.
• Male soldiers talk most with women who work in middle management white collar jobs.

But taking it beyond talking (because is there anything worse than a guy who endless emails but never asks you out?), they also looked to see which professionals are actually making it beyond the chat phase to actually go out on dates. By occupation, matches are most likely to go on a date if: He's a/She's a…
Banker/Teacher
Analyst/Teacher
Business executive/Mid-level white collar worker
Marketer/Mid-level white collar worker
Analyst/Mid-level white collar worker
Banker/Doctor
Police/fire/Teacher
Engineer/Mid-level white collar worker

And matches are least likely to date if:
He's a/She's a…
Unskilled tradesmen/Nurse
Retired/Administrative assistant
Unskilled tradesmen/Mid-level white collar worker
Unskilled tradesmen/Administrative assistant
Artist/Student
Banker/Administrative assistant
Doctor/Student

Are you surprised by any of these pairings? And if profession doesn't matter to you, don't just these professions too much (they're the pickiest, but they prefer "particular" rather than "snobby"):

Would you like to be a little tougher at the office? Wish you didn't cry at the drop of a hat? A smart, research-backed tip...

Want to toughen up mentally and physically at work? No, don't bare your back as the photo above suggests (giggle), but do focus on your posture. Having good posture is terrific for overall health, but a brand new study indicates that sitting up straight can also help you be tougher. 

According to researchers at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, having "dominant" posture (sticking your chest out a bit, and keeping your chin up) actually decreases your sensitivity to pain, makes you feel more in control and able to tolerate stressful situations.  Based on previous research, the experts suggest that adopting a powerful, expansive posture rather than constricting your body, "may also lead to elevated testosterone, which is associated with increased pain tolerance, and decreased cortisol, which may make the experience less stressful." 

So interesting, and a further reminder that we do have the power to control how stress affects us:)