Rachel Nuwer writes in the New York Times that Dr. Sameer Chaudhry’s online dating persona was garnering no response from the women he reached out to so he synthesized 86 literature studies on the subject of online dating in the fields of psychology, sociology, and computer, behavioral, and neurocognitive sciences.in hopes of improving his odds. As it turns out, success begins with picking a user name. While men are drawn to names linked to physical traits (e.g., Cutie), the researchers found, women prefer ones that indicate intelligence (e.g., Cultured). Both sexes respond well to playful names (e.g. Fun2bwith) and shy away from ones with negative connotations (e.g., Bugg).
User names that begin with letters from the first half of the alphabet do better than those from the latter half. “As human beings, we have a tendency to give things at the top of a pile more value,” says Khan. As for your profile photo, pick a photo with a genuine smile, one that crinkles the eyes, and with a slight head tilt (it’s linked to attractiveness). And if you’re looking for a male partner, go for that photo of you in siren red—a color that enhances men's attraction to women.
"For those attracted to browse into the profile, a description of personal traits increased likeability when it: showed who the dater was and what they were looking for in a 70:30 ratio; stayed close to reality; and employed simple language with humor added. Invitations were most successful in obtaining a response from the potential date when they: were short personalized messages addressing a trait in their profile; rhymed with their screen name or headline message; and extended genuine compliments." And finally, don't wait too long before arranging a face to face meeting.
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 22 2015, @06:39AM
The real reason Westerners are forming lasting relationships at steadily decreasing rate:
http://www.singularity2050.com/2010/01/the-misandry-bubble.html [singularity2050.com]
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 22 2015, @07:33AM
Who needs men, when there are vibrators, strap-ons, and lesbians? Eventually someone will invent a process to convert menstrual blood into artificial sperm, and then we can just gendercide all the worthless obsolete males, for a feminist utopia!
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 22 2015, @07:48AM
hah
That's all that will exist as long as it is filled with crazies. There's nothing wrong with having a men's rights movement or advocating equality in divorce etc
Teen birth rates are on the decline. [hhs.gov]
This is an attractive position. "Traditional marriage" is based on outdated notions of property, estate etc. Financial responsibility coupled with a refusal to marry could save some men a lot of cash.
Shockingly, even Muslim children can become feminists.
Maybe not "many men well before 2020". I'll cut a futurist some slack
Rating women on a 1-10 scale is stupid. 1-3 or 1-4 is more accurate, or even a binary.
hmm [bbc.com]
Absolutely true as the above link shows
(Score: 2) by JNCF on Sunday February 22 2015, @11:05PM
3-D/holographic images with haptic interfaces and sufficient AI will make rudimentary 'virtual sex' a technology available to many men well before 2020
Maybe not "many men well before 2020". I'll cut a futurist some slack
I'm about to post a NSFW link. In it, you will find a video of a man having sex with a computer. [youtube.com]
"Well before" is a funny term to use when you're predicting events less than ten years out (the site seems to indicate that this was written in 2010).