http://mindhacks.com/2008/01/30/the-bitchy-world-of-online-match-making/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:03:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2008/01/30/the-bitchy-world-of-online-match-making/#comment-6878 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:20:39 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/the-bitchy-world-of-online-match-making/#comment-6878 I never did think that those online matchmaking sites were anything concrete, and their accuracy has yet to be proven. I agree that if the techniques are proven accurate, then the companies will have a source of valuable data for psychological and sociological research. I was thinking exactly what John Gottman suggested in his work! I think that relationships have more to do with personal interaction than psychological factors. Through interactions, people get to know each other, and the bond is strengthened, and the significant other’s psychological, physical, or whatever attributes become more appealing, regardless of whether they are matching or not. However, I also believe that there is another flaw in the dating sites’ data. The people on those dating sites are people that can’t find a mate, so they must turn to the online world. This leaves a margin of error, because people who found their mates without outside help are not included.

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