According to this article:
http://www.livescience.com/health/080212-dating-success.html
socially successful people (or those that are great for dating), tend to be unhappy with their relationships and have low levels of emotional attachment, basically for the same reasons that made them good at dating.

I think this quote sums it up pretty well:
"They appear to have an outlook and way of achieving their goals that makes them attractive to us socially but that prevents them from being particularly happy or loyal in their romantic relationships."

I'm wondering if that matches up with everyone's experiences. Have the people you've been really attracted to been less committed? more likely to cheat?

Have you had a really great relationship with someone that was socially awkward, or that you just weren't that attracted to at first?

HAHA. I AM awkward, therefore the only people I really attract are the silly random awkwards ones that tend to be friendly and devoted once you get to know them. Seriously, geeks and awkward people can be really amazing people, especially since most of us are more worried about making the other person happy.

Smart girl, I'd have to agree. I guess I would be considered a geek. Pretty much, it's not mostly about me. It's about making the other person happy, while they make me happy in return.

…And NO perverts, I'm not talking about 69, so down, boys.

what about 68...hehehe
you do me now and i'll owe you one!
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i'm so mad, the place i'm supposed to be sending an application for is down for site maitenence. Go figure.

if u r going for material things why would u care about another human.

and if u r not that means u have plenty of time to devote to each other.

Hmm, sounds like the geeks all agree with it.



Robin, I didn't mean to imply successful meant materially successful in any way. The article used that word to describe, well, socialites.

Socially successful = outgoing, life of the party, popular (regardless of material success)
Socially awkward = the geeks! (rich or not)


As far as my personal experience, I will say that out of my relationship there was one person I was with that I would consider one of those really attractive, everyone-likes-them ladies. And thought I don't think she was less emotionally committed all the time, her commitment did seem to wax and wane a lot more than in my other relationships.