Contributed by: Editor on Thursday, November 12 2009 @ 05:03 pm
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The eHarmony Blog[*1] wrote a piece about how cooperation in the pursuit of love gives singles an edge in dating. The eHarmony post is based on research published in this month's Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB) which we talked about previously in October (see Story).
As mentioned in our previous post the research that the PSPB published shows women groups tend to cooperate to repel unsuitable mates. Whereas men tend to help each other to gain access to desirable women.
eHarmony did add a few interesting points. Apparently if you are a guy, your best wingman probably are a group of women. Information from a woman about a man is usually better received by another woman. What also is true is, if the guy is surrounded by women, this sends a signal to other women who may be interested in the guy that he is accepted and acceptable.
Further reading reveals that all of these strategies are usually used in the presence of friends, instead of family and strangers.
For more information on the popular dating site mentioned in this post, read our review of eHarmony.