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Veronica's avatar

this is genuinely beautiful. i love research and i love the effort put into this. have you given any thought to the significance of researchers in your responses and the possibility that researchers were more likely to respond to the survey due to their respect for the research process?

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Aditi's avatar

ok you have won best comment of the internet today and it's only 3 am

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Renee DesRosiers's avatar

Even though I’m 80 years old, I totally enjoyed reading this. You are so clever, funny and professionally skilled - obviously it will be difficult to find a partner who really β€œgets you” but clearly you’re up for the challenge . Good luck, and may you be delightfully surprised one day.

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Danielle's avatar

thank you so much :,)

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Michelle Sanders's avatar

DId you go out with any of the respondents? I want to hear about that

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Mackenzie Sharp's avatar

Love and analytics and love of analytics and everything in between <3 so beautiful

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Jen Mayotte's avatar

I’m dead. Subscribed immediately. More please!

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Allegra Bishop's avatar

This is one of the funniest things I've read on the internet. Bravo.

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Sarah Maples's avatar

This is hilarious. Turn it into a romance novel and I'll pre-order it immediately.

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Mina's avatar

Raw, feral, revolutionary

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JBean's avatar

i read this for my son... I found this hysterical- raised by a mother and two older sisters - he is a sweetheart, my biological clock is ticking for grandchildren but crickets- very funny research and really sad....

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JBean's avatar

Hmm, I will keep that in mind.

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Don Rudy's avatar

You need to tell your son that his upbringing made it nearly impossible for women to really love him, because they trust him. A good man is that way because that's just how he is, but women do not generally find that sexually attractive on an emotional level. And he will be fooled because so many women will want to be around him, and they will build him up verbally, all while looking for someone who makes them feel unsure of their attractiveness and worth. Women in the U.S. report they are less likely to sleep with a man they like or trust than one they do, and more likely to sleep with a man if they think he is just out to get in their pants. Tell him the three basics of female love so he has a chance to get a gal obsessed with him who is not "settling" for him because she already invited multiple bad guys to take advantage of her. The three pillars of female love are: you can't be sure if he really likes/approves of you, you have to think he can or will cheat on you, and your social circle has to approve of him. He will have to be a lot more challenging and less accepting to the women he courts. Not dates. BTW, I only have sisters and learned from the least impulsive women in society (Columbia college) that just being myself was an effective way to have women love you. It just does not work with women who are not very intellectual.

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Patrice Fitzgerald's avatar

This is utter nonsense. Thank you for mansplaining to women what they like and are attracted to.

And to Jill: Tell your son to keep being a good guy and a man women can trust. He'll find someone wonderful.

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Vinnie's avatar

It's best for a woman to date a ' bad boy' early to learn wtf to avoid...

My happily married friends never EVER would SETTLE for a 'bad boy' or 'bad girl' ...

That is settling in the worst way...

Happily married friends are a loving team.

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Don Rudy's avatar

Don't be proud. Help your son. Not mansplaining. Just learned this a few weeks ago, explained by a female psychiatrist to help women be more able to avoid liking bad boys.

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JBean's avatar

And, one more LOL, I am a retired mental health therapist who joined substack because I am a syntopic reader!

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JBean's avatar

And, I am super proud of ALL my children!!!!!

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JBean's avatar

Oh wow, stop!

Danielle, you significantly rock - great research project. Love your dark and dangerous intelligence and sense of humor - and that's meant as a compliment!

To everyone else, y'all are reading too much into my reaction - my bad, for providing a personal example which allowed assumptions and hypotheses about my son's love life - I will never hear the end of that ! I was just saying, 'he is a great person', didn't suffer from feminine righteously indignant input, and we raised him 'right' - yay, women! And I want more grandchildren....cause I am almost 70 and deserve more!!!! It is all about me

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Vinnie's avatar

Don, Just because someone has a Phd. or Doctorate degree...

Does not make their opinions accurate or completely trustworthy...

Please be judicious...

Teach others to be respectful and expect respect in return. The majority of happily Married folk NEVER forget respecting your significant other means you respect yourself...

If one cannot find a person who demonstrates respect for self and others how can they ever respect you and vice versa...

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meD's avatar

BS

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Ken Luther's avatar

The effort and time taken to make this is very recommendable πŸ’―πŸ”₯

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Dylan Black's avatar

You have a gift for survey writing.

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Joe Das's avatar

This has vibes of Jeff Bezos explaining the true meaning of Christmas on Spitting Image. Genius and adorable. I do wish you the very best and every happiness.

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Katie Bradley's avatar

This is both genius and pure comedy gold. Thank you for doing this. I hope it leads to some kickass job opportunity of a man who appreciates you the way you should be appreciated ❀️

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Danielle's avatar

aww tysm you're too sweet :,)

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UNBLOCKED's avatar

So good. You win the internet for meβ™₯️Here's to your big brain and move to NYCπŸŽ‰

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G mishra's avatar

loved the statistical analysis full of humour and punches ....

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Inga's avatar

Read early this morning and had to share with a bunch of friends/family. Absolute gold. Respondent No.73 has my vote!

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