The Look Of Love

22 January 2010 | 12:24 AM

I consider myself pretty lucky to know little-to-nothing about the world of online dating. From what I can tell, using internet-based matchmaking services is just as icky as cruising bars, only without as much ready access to alcohol and darts. Be that as it may, I found OK Cupid’s statistical debunking of myths about dating profile photos to be a fascinating read. My favorite phrase from the analysis:

“We then lopped the most and least attractive members of the pool, fearing that they would skew our results.”

More than anything, it strikes me as funny (and a little sad) that one can be too pretty or too ugly for the standard deviation. In any case, it’s an interesting read, and now I know to be sure to use a unsmiling, gratuitous cleavage shot from my camera phone if I ever decide to dip my toe in that terrifying pool.

Posted by Andy in Science (Not Scientology)