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Long time ago I did some first-hand research on speed dating results and read a lot of papers. I am not familiar by the recent research, but I find it unlikely

Long time ago I did some first-hand research on speed dating results and read a lot of papers. I am not familiar by the recent research, but I find it unlikely that the behavior of people would have changed dramatically. I found that when we look at the behavior, such as replying to messages on OkCupid or Tinder, selecting a partner in speed dating events, or who people choose to dance with in couples dancing events, women behave differently from men. The behavior of women generally follows the power law distribution, and the behavior of men follows the normal distribution. This means that women rate the attractiveness of men based on something that is based on preferential attachment, for example how women believe others rate the attractiveness of the man, whereas men rate the attractiveness of the women on something that is independent of the evaluations of others. When the pool of potential mates grows, the inequality experienced by most men grows, whereas the inequality experienced by most women stays the same. And the pool s growing due to internet dating.

gradschoolfail 3y ago
Interesting. I would like start off on an updated literature adventure. Do you have a link to a review article, especially one that talks about the different distributions?
- kukkeliskuu 3y ago
  No. I was planning to write up about my findings but never got to it. I may have some graphs laying out somewhere. To my knowledge, the normal/power law distribution idea is my original idea and have never read anybody refer to it. I have written few times about it on this site, and few people appear to have picked the idea up. But you don't have to take my word on it being a real phenomena, just look at the data.
  - bradlys 3y ago
    Most people I’ve seen would agree that female rating of males doesn’t follow a typical normal distribution like men’s does. This is why everyone talks about “the binary.” It’s definitely not a typical normal distribution - maybe more like a power law like you’re saying.

gradschoolfail 3y ago

Interesting. I would like start off on an updated literature adventure. Do you have a link to a review article, especially one that talks about the different distributions?

kukkeliskuu 3y ago
No. I was planning to write up about my findings but never got to it. I may have some graphs laying out somewhere. To my knowledge, the normal/power law distribution idea is my original idea and have never read anybody refer to it. I have written few times about it on this site, and few people appear to have picked the idea up. But you don't have to take my word on it being a real phenomena, just look at the data.
- bradlys 3y ago
  Most people I’ve seen would agree that female rating of males doesn’t follow a typical normal distribution like men’s does. This is why everyone talks about “the binary.” It’s definitely not a typical normal distribution - maybe more like a power law like you’re saying.