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Reciprocity of liking refers to the tendency for people to like others who express liking for them, a key principle of attraction and a cultural truism. Theoretical explanations, including Interdependence Theory, social exchange theory, balance theory, and Attachment Theory, predict the emergence of reciprocity of liking. Experimental evidence supports the prediction that liking causes liking, with studies showing that people like others more when they learn or infer that they might like them. In romantic contexts, people are reluctant to initiate romantic overtures without some indication that the desired other might like them in return. While early studies found low reciprocity correlations in natural social contexts, later research using the social relations model revealed strong dyadic reciprocity correlations, indicating that people tend to uniquely like those who uniquely like them.