Race and Attraction, 2009 – 2014

Re:Race and Attraction, 2009 – 2014 by 31reasons on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @10:23PM (#8300548)

If he only like 5% of the women he meets and 5% women like him in general than actual number of women he needs to meet could be 400 before both like each other. If he goes on a one date per week (the best case scenario, at least in my case) it would take 7.2 years of non stop dating.

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Re:Race and Attraction, 2009 – 2014 by bambax on Thursday September 11, 2014 @01:43AM (#8301074)

And that's assuming those numbers are independent, which they may not be.

Groucho Marx said "I wouldn't join a club who would accept me as a member". You may be less attracted to people who are attracted to you.

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Re:Race and Attraction, 2009 – 2014 by hangonhn on Thursday September 11, 2014 @01:36AM (#8301050)

One date a week isn't that bad. In fact, that would be great. 7.2 years to find that person isn't that long either. I mean that's 7.2 years of doing something I enjoy.

Hang on, we all enjoy the process of dating, right?

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Re:Race and Attraction, 2009 – 2014 by Padding on Thursday September 11, 2014 @09:40AM (#8302469)

> Hang on, we all enjoy the process of dating, right?

Well, I don't know. Is there really nothing you'd rather do with that much time and money?

And if the relationship only lasts some 5 years... :x

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Re:Race and Attraction, 2009 – 2014 by hnriot on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @11:47PM (#8300779)

that would be exhausting, just get a cat.

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