Comments on: Speeddate.com Valentine’s Day Extravaganza

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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:53:46 +0000

[...] Two women went on 24-hour SpeedDate marathons. One went on 390 dates. [Online Dating Insider.] [...]

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:20:10 +0000

How interesting…thanks for sharing Dave!

By: David Evans

David Evans — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:11:34 +0000

Fernando, isn’t that obvious? I understand the concept of less is more, but just how damaging could a 3-minute video speeddate be if both parties act like rational adults?

Dr. Ariely is saying that the more we know about someone the less we like them. This is common sense, no?

By: Fernando Ardenghi

Fernando Ardenghi — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:24:53 +0000

The speed dating technique is for fun/entertainment/instant_gratification dating and not for serious dating.

Drs. Kurzban and Weeden had shown that at:
“HurryDate: Mate preferences in action”
and
“Stated Versus Revealed Mate Preferences” papers.

and Dr. Ariely had shown the “less is more effect” in the “Less Is More: The Lure of Ambiguity, or Why Familiarity Breeds Contempt” paper
“………………….
ambiguity (lacking information about another) leads to liking, whereas familiarity (acquiring more information) can breed contempt. This less is more effect is due to the cascading nature of dissimilarity: Once evidence of dissimilarity is encountered, subsequent information is more likely to be interpreted as further evidence of dissimilarity, leading to decreased liking.
…………..”

Fernando Ardenghi.
Buenos Aires.
Argentina.
ardenghifer@gmail.com