Your “taste in music” could have a long-lasting effect on your relationships! According to a new study music actually predicts sexual attraction, Daily Mail reports. The most recent issue of Psychology of Music takes a close look at the connection between identity, music and what makes people.

This had led the LA Weekly blog to explore what it is about why we like, what we like, and perhaps more importantly, how this can make or break a relationship. During adolescence, music becomes a symbol of your identity to help you belong, the report says.

Research duo North and Hargraves say that music functions as a “badge”, which people use to not only judge others but at the same time, to express their own ideas. For example the child who wants to appear rebellious picks music that seems like it’s made by people who rebel. Eventually however, you get into music that reflects your values, the report said.

Researchers believe that rock is associated with social awareness and rebelliousness while pop is connected to values about gender roles and conformity. Scholars Rentfrow and Gosling discovered that people who like blues, jazz, classical, and folk are liberal and more open to experiences.

The research also points to a study which found that a woman’s devotion to country music diminishes her attractiveness to a potential male mate and a man’s interest in country music makes him less attractive to women. But devotion to classical music and heavy metal rock has a different effect depending on if you are a man or a woman.