COMM 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Special D., Habituation, John Ciardi
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Men: she won"t understand; doesn"t want to bring work home. Most people are introduced by a mutual friend. Online dating 40% of people have dated people online now. Why? websites like gay websites or religious websites) always pick the best picture of themselves. A typical person claims to be an inch taller (an astounding number of men claim to be exactly 6 feet) But they are honest about: about 5 pounds lighter, a year or two younger, richer, people post dated pictures that made them look more attractive than they really were (fact: hotter photos are much more likely to be outdated than normal ones) Time too busy to go find someone and date. Selection get to choose the person and filter others easy (especially with oriented: their relationship history even divorce, religious and political beliefs, education. Rejection no awkward rejection, just don"t respond: hair and eye color, assess availability.