Finding A Mate Takes Less Than 3 Minutes

[anthrax]

Finding the love of your life takes less time than you think, a lot less, according to a new study.

Researchers say single people can actually access a potential mate in minutes, or just seconds, rather than weeks or months.

The research team surveyed people who participated in a speed dating service for their findings. They said most men and women made their dating decisions mostly on physical attributes, such as attractiveness, height and weight. Other factors were pretty much ignored.

"Although they had three minutes, most participants made their decision based on the information that they probably got in the first three seconds,"

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[Delinquent]

and that's why there are so many divorces nowadays. People mistake lust for love so they get married after being together a year or so then 5 years down the road, they realize that it was a mistake.

 

[PBR]

i have seen this study before....i was under the impression it was for "sex" only...meaning how long does it take for a male vs. female to make up their mind to have sex (mate) with the opposite gender....
Males: usually make up their minds within 3 seconds
Females: take on the average 20 seconds to decide whether or not they will have sex with a certain male....

 

[SPORT SCIENTIST]

Discuss

I read about that in the newspaper about 3 months ago. New university students were asked to make a judgement about each other after 3 minutes (either like as a friend, potential lover, or dislike) - they were asked how they felt about each other after I think, a 4 month period. 100% of the 180 or so students predicted who and how they would like/dislike each other
Funny you should mention this, because I used the article for a reading comprehension task, when I was teaching English to Thai people.

 

[PBR]

ss....cant read your response...any trick to it???...black on black?

 

[hamstershaver]

i make up my mind in less than a second

 

[SPORT SCIENTIST]

i make up my mind in less than a second

Hammy, are you still mates with Freddy Starr?

 

[Raina]

I fell for my husband completely in about a week. That's ironic since I was very opposed to even dating when he first asked me out. We both knew right away. I'm glad we didn't get married then though. We needed to break up for a few months 2 years into things. That was crucial in figuring out what we both wanted.

 

[PBR]

Raina :when i met my ex-wife a few years ago, i knew instantly that i was totally in love with her...i refused to even go out with her on a date for 1 year...after that we were in-seperable and eventually got married 4 years later...my marraige lasted about 14 months-then she was gone.....

 

[The Red Dragon]

sorta like big rick rocks Type A Type B thread
Crazy how first impressions are everything