On dating sites looking for similar ones

    Online dating sites are a civilized and modern way to find a partner. However, it is a very convenient tool for sociologists. To study the behavior of men and women during the mating season, now they do not need to conduct labor-intensive surveys. All you need is to process statistics about online dating, and immediately everything becomes clear.

    That is exactly what the sociological students from Berkeley did. They set the task of debunking the widespread myth that “opposites attract” and conducted an appropriate study ( PDF ).

    It turned out that on dating sites, opposites are not at all attracted. There, people are looking for partners who look like themselves. Identical profiles are a sign that people can like each other. The following is a list of questionnaire items whose similarity increases the likelihood of a successful contact. It is also indicated how exactly this probability increases. The

    same parameter in the questionnaire and contact probability multiplier.
    Family status: 1.64x .
    Number of desired children: 1.54x .
    Number of children: 1.39x .
    Build: 1.28x .
    Smoking: 1.25x .
    Appearance: 1.23x .
    Education:1.19x .
    Religion: 1.17x .
    Race: 1.14x .
    Drinking habits: 1.12x .
    Pet Preferences: 1.11x .
    Pets available: 1.08x .

    Other interesting facts about that. who uses dating sites.
    * 62.8% of registered users are men, but the majority of active users (55%) are women.
    * For men, the average age is 36 years, for women is 33 years.
    * 78.2% of posts on dating sites go unanswered.
    * Messages from men are ignored more often by women than messages from women - by men.

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