Tag: online dating

Online Dating Tip: Show, Don’t Tell

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I think we’ve all heard this advice in some form, but now here’s science to back it up.

In a study on online dating, researchers created sample dating profiles and adjusted two different types of information:

  1. The first type, they called “selective self-presentation.” This referred to the number of positive self statements made in the dating profile. For example, “I have an amazing network of friends,” or “I have a high-level job with multiple responsibilities,” are statements that make the dater look good — bragging, basically.
  2. The second type they called “warranting.” This referred to the presence of corroborating sites in the dating profile. For example, if the profile had a link to a personal biography page, or a blog the person regularly contributes to — showing, basically.

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“I’ve fallen in love with a guy I’ve never met, who lives in another country”

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I met a guy four days ago online, and we have been talking ever since. He was looking for a relationship, but I wasn’t, so I told him we could be just friends. He is nice to me, and he is a gentleman as well. He will be relocating to my country in September, and I’m the only person he knows here.

All of a sudden, I found myself liking him, and getting upset when he doesn’t text me. It’s been only four days, and I don’t know what’s happening.

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Why Restaurants Hate Online Dating

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Apparently, the popularity of online dating has forced restaurants to change the way they do business.

In a nutshell, people linger for too damned long when they’re on a date with someone they meet on the internet. All they can hope for is that customers will spend more and at least buy expensive drinks in an effort to impress their dates.

Then again, I think I would totally enjoy the sweet, delicious schadenfreude that comes with watching a first-date train wreck unfold in real time. You know it’s gotta happen, right?