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Re:Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem? by rngname22 on Thursday January 26, 2023 @02:37PM (#34537546)
Sorry but people quoting the OKCupid study always ignore the part of the study that isn't convenient to their narrative.

The data shows men might rate women's attractiveness charitably, but they only messaged the most attractive 5s.

But whom women messaged tells a different story. Women messaged more average-looking men and were less likely to message the most attractive men.

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Re:Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem? by Manuel_D on Thursday January 26, 2023 @03:42PM (#34538520)
These findings are replicated across many dating sites, not just okcupid. Here's the stats for Hinge: https://qz.com/1051462/these-statistics-show-why-its-so-hard...

Examining messages is largely moot, because by the time two people have matched we've already filtered out a huge portion of potential partners.

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Re:Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem? by OkayPhysicist on Thursday January 26, 2023 @03:43PM (#34538528)
The even bigger takeaway from OKCupid's stats, IMO, was the fact that divisive profiles performed better than generally okay ones. People were more likely to actually engage with a match they found attractive, but other people didn't.
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