road Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 The majority of people seem to be missing the question. Who is more selective: The person who has more requirements but accepts a larger portion of the target population (Person A) or the person with less requirements but accepts less of the target population (Person B)? Numbers do not lie. Though liars use numbers to get people to believe their lies. If A and B with their different requirements each wind up with 25 out of 100 people that they find attractive neither one is more selective. For their requirements are not numerically valid. They are just a coincidence that the number of people that meet their requirements is a certain percent of the population. More requirements does not always mean less people because those requirements can be very common and found in most people. Link to post Share on other sites
Sanman Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Numbers do not lie. Though liars use numbers to get people to believe their lies. If A and B with their different requirements each wind up with 25 out of 100 people that they find attractive neither one is more selective. For their requirements are not numerically valid. They are just a coincidence that the number of people that meet their requirements is a certain percent of the population. More requirements does not always mean less people because those requirements can be very common and found in most people. As Benjamin Disraeli once said, there are three types of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. Numbers lie all the time. Who is more picky, someone who finds 20% of the population of New York City to fit their criteria or someone who finds 30% of the population of rural Texas fits their criteria? As you say, it is all relative. Link to post Share on other sites
Sanman Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) Hey Sanman! Long time no see. I guess my definition of a "specific" requirement is not solely based on the % of people who satisfy it, but also the % of people who have the requirement. I mean, if we wanted to be really pedantic, we could say that "person has a penis" or "person has a vagina" is technically a physical requirement as well... except that something like 99% of heterosexual men and women have that requirement. So it isn't specific. OTOH, something like "6 inch+ penis" would be a "specific physical requirement". By "obese" I meant medically obese (BMI of 30+ and corresponding body fat % based on average build), and by "bald" I meant a woman who keeps her head completely shaved to the scalp. Hey Elswyth! It has been a while since I dropped in here. Life has been busy. How have you been? Just having a little fun with you, but it really is all relative. Saying no bald people is a different requirement if you are dating women compared to middle age men. Saying you only date people with a penis in a women's prison is more selective than wanting 6+ inches and dating in a large city. It's a silly question on the face of it because it depends on the pool you are picking from. Only wanting to date Chinese people in China vs only wanting to date Chinese people in South America likely leads to very different results. Edited November 24, 2017 by Sanman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fair Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 who does this? Whoever it is will fall in love with someone who sneaks in under the radar and doesn't fit the bill anyway. Lists of picky type preferences typically don't hold up. Not really sure why it matters who is more selective in this imaginary scenario anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
SpinScratch Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 My 35 year old friend in hasnt been with a woman in any way in 9 years. He says he's just too picky. I say he's gay Link to post Share on other sites
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