But… Is it harder to be friends with people one is attracted to than with people one is not attracted to, in the real world (as opposed to stereotypes and Hollywood movies)? ISTM that, if anything, IME it’s the other way round (though the effect is smaller when controlling for age and gender), which is what I’d theoretically expect given that there is such a thing as the halo effect.
But… Is it harder to be friends with people one is attracted to than with people one is not attracted to, in the real world (as opposed to stereotypes and Hollywood movies)? ISTM that, if anything, IME it’s the other way round (though the effect is smaller when controlling for age and gender), which is what I’d theoretically expect given that there is such a thing as the halo effect.