Matching hypothesis refers to hypothesis that social support is helpful to an individual to the extent that the kind of support offered satisfies the individual's specific needs. Matching hypothesis moreover, is the notion that people are attracted to those who are about as physically attractive as they are; the idea that people of similar levels of physical attractiveness gravitate toward each other; the proposition that people tend to pair up with others who are equally attractive. Matching hypothesis moreover, is the notion that people are attracted to those who are about as physically attractive as they are.