And shows like LoveIsland remind us why.
There can be other factors at play, but more often than not, when we’re talking about “punching up,” we’re talking about physical appearance, and whether two parties in a relationship are a match in terms of their attractiveness.
The term, then, is a loaded one, but how did the distinctly unromantic language of fighting end up a part of our dating vocabulary? The idea of ‘punching’ derives from “an old boxing term twisted into something that depicts strength which outweighs the strengths of others.
“Essentially this fascination stems from wanting to collect data points to better understand our own dating and relationship power dynamics” There is inevitably an element of insecurity in our need to compare and classify who’s ‘punching’ and who isn’t, often rooted in “envy of what others have, the fear we might not find a partner or perhaps even an expression of feeling unequal within our own relationships,” Cariss says. “This may not always be attributed to looks but can also include wealth, success and other factors we idealise in society.
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