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The art of (internet) dating - year 2020
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Ed.Kloonk:
In other news,


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/30/sharon-stone-blocked-dating-app-bumble-users-accuse-account/
floobydust:
Researchers finds people have completely unrealistic expectations of the dating pool.
If you want "facial attractiveness", discount 90% of people out there. If you want a "kind personality" discount 80% more.
Out of a room of 100 eligibles, as an example: women want a tall guy, 6' or over - poof 80% of guys are out, and you're down to 20 guys. Of those 20 guys, you want attractive, educated etc. and easily down to 1-2 guys that meet their criterion. It's even down to 1 in 1,000 or 1 in 10,000 if you want the top Chad's. So, women are pretty demanding yet bitter and... alone with their cats.

scans from "The Science of Happily Ever After" book by psychologist Ty Tashiro.
Stray Electron:

--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on January 25, 2020, 09:00:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on January 25, 2020, 03:03:30 pm ---
I've always found the best ladies in ordinary situations...  the supermarket,  library, walking in the park, etc. - never bothered to go looking for them, they are everywhere if you open your eyes!

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If you really want bulk store of cool women that give absolutely no trouble,   


Try the local morgue.

 ;)

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   They were too cold for me but hey, whatever floats your boat.
VK3DRB:
Most of the young people in the mobile phone generation have fewer social skills than those who grew up in a more balanced society, so they have to resort to the Internet to find a spouse. I know a woman who has only met social misfits and weirdos on the Internet dating sites. If young people don't volunteer, get involved with clubs, church, university social gatherings, or even go to the local pub or discotheque, their chances of meeting a decent partner are somewhat limited.
james_s:

--- Quote from: Circlotron on January 25, 2020, 12:27:26 pm ---I have a policy of never entering into a contractual business arrangement with someone who simply lives with a partner instead of getting married. To me, it indicates their attitude toward sticking with agreements; wanting an easy way out if things don’t go their way.

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That makes no sense at all. Something like 50% of marriages end in divorce, often after just a few years. The entire affair has been turned into a joke, people have a HUGELY expensive party because society has conditioned them to expect that and then reality sets in. My partner and I chose not to get married because neither of us saw any real advantage to getting the government involved in our relationship. She had been married before and I was nearly married at one point, glad I dodged that bullet. Roughly 10 years later we're still a happy couple which is more than I can say for many marriages, I have friends who have been married and divorced in that period, one has been married and divorced twice. Neither of us has any desire to have kids, neither of us are religious, neither of us could think of any good reason to go through the motions.

A business contract is a different matter. I don't have to be romantically interested in my business partner, I don't have to be attracted to them or concern myself with whether they find me attractive. I don't have to live with them, I don't have to hang out with them outside of work and I don't even have to particularly like them as long as we can agree on the business aspect. Being married to the wrong person can make your life a living hell worse than being alone. Being in business with someone who drives you nuts is not the end of the world, it's only work at the end of the day you can go home and have your personal life. I see *zero* reason to assume any correlation between whether a person is legally married and how likely they are to bail out of a contract however if you can find a study that shows a clear relationship I'm certainly willing to alter my view. 
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