The main couple in the movie who fell in love are Jacob and Hannah, the two had a unique journey into how they became a couple. Jacob in the movie is described as a ladies man, never to go into a relationship. Jacobs intentions …show more content…
The exchange theory suggests that attraction is more on what people like than what is ideal, this means that individuals focus on certain qualities that attract them and stand out, it is not based on just being attracted to appearance. Certain qualities such as, educational attainment, wealth, social status, and education all take an affect on mate selection. The significance of this mate-selection theory is that Jacob and Hannah did not fall in love because they both found each other physically attractive, but found much more to that certain qualities, such as Jacob's good heart, and Hannah's innocent and pure heart is what Jacobs is truly drawn …show more content…
His theory suggests that a couple at first choose someone in the general area where they live, which was not a step to Jacob and Hannah as their intentions were not to be a couple at first, but his second step of physical and personality attraction does come into place. as the relationship goes on they begin to discover the homogamy filter the third step, this suggest their age, race,education and certain qualities that are similar, and Jacob and Hannah have the same morals and values, raised around the same community. The fourth step is compatibility filter, this is a very important stage since this stage suggest whether or not they can continue the relationships, or if it will work. After this stage the couple either decides to cohabitate or get in engaged and head their way to