OKCupid Study: Twitter Users Have Shorter Relationships - TIME NewsFeed
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OkTrends, the site that compiles data from the dating site OkCupid and culls it into handy little graphs and charts for easy digestion, has finally focused on what we really want to know--how other people feel about sex.
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In this month's series of charts, the site takes a somewhat unusual look at how people feel about sex. Going beyond the usual questions (because how many times do we really need to hear that men would prefer to have more sex than women?), these graphs get more creative with their subject. As OkTrends writer Christian Rudder points out, the graphs aren't focused on any specific theme, they simply point out "comparisons, correlations, and quirky trends."
So what quirky trends appear when you ask OkCupid users questions about sex? We're not sure about quirky (more like predictable) but apparently the more frequently you use Twitter the shorter your relationships tend to be. Too much time [...]
well i started out with ldr's, and i'm proud to say that i am very happily married.thank God there was no twitter then.depending on how much you share you love with your partner, a marriage shouldn't ever be entered into immediately, and in ldr's the time you have waiting for each other make you know your partner even better, a marriage after that is like a scientist finally solving a decades' long problem. i must admit that it would have been so good for me if not for cheap international calls from mobile to mobile as i had financial problems for a significant period in my relationship.
ReplyDeleteFinally, an intimate relationship is meant to be private and not open to ridicule. personally i believe most of those relationships we're based on having a cheating partner, tweets can point who is faithful and who isn't
True enough. We might even learn through these mediums to spend more time with our choices and consider their potential consequences. Congratulations on your long happy marriage. Quite a blessing, isn't it? :) Thanks for stoppin' by. :)
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