Where Did You Meet?
In the December 2009 edition of Scientific American Mind, there was a lengthy article discussing how we meet someone we marry, live with, or partner with (either short term or long term). Interestingly, some statistics presented in the article provided variations between the different relationship statuses and how we meet, and showed that it wasn’t that different depending on how committed we were: the majority in all four scenarios meet through friends most of the time, with self-introduction and family members falling suit. Of course there were some predictable variations – such as short-term partnerships (read: casual relationships) meeting through self-introduction the most and family members the least – but I found the study results interesting.
In the article, writers Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler tackle the seemingly debate-ridden stance that meeting the love of our lives has less to do with randomness and chance, and more to do with social networks than anything else. Out goes the romantic notion that a ‘happy accident’ or fate pulling people together such as in many a romantic comedy. No, the stats are quite clear: if you want to find someone to partner up with, no matter what kind of relationship you are looking for, use your social networks.
But how about you? How did you meet your current, or last partner? Take the poll and let me know.
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Where Did You Meet? originally appeared on About.com Dating on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 at 00:08:26.
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