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So here are some interesting relationship-related data things I’ve been finding around the web. I suspect you might find this interesting, and I’d be curious to hear your take on it.

First the pretty non-scientific from BoingBoing and Google

Using Google to learn what boyfriends and girlfriends want from each other Boing Boing.

Then the more scientific from the surprisingly compelling blog of okCupid

The takeaway here is that although race shouldn’t matter in messaging, it does. A lot.

via Your Race Affects Whether People Write You Back « OkTrends.

And consider the following on attractiveness and message replies

As you can see from the gray line, women rate an incredible 80% of guys as worse-looking than medium. Very harsh. On the other hand, when it comes to actual messaging, women shift their expectations only just slightly ahead of the curve, which is a healthier pattern than guys’ pursuing the all-but-unattainable. But with the basic ratings so out-of-whack, the two curves together suggest some strange possibilities for the female thought process, the most salient of which is that the average-looking woman has convinced herself that the vast majority of males aren’t good enough for her, but she then goes right out and messages them anyway.

Your Looks and Your Inbox « OkTrends.

Inhabitots » BarbieFoot Barbie Foosball Table!.

Unrealistic body images of Barbie aside, I love this idea. And to be honest, I do like it in part because it is Barbie. This would be a good way to communicate to girls that they don’t have to choose between “sporty” and “girly” but that both aspects of their identity can co-exist if they choose to.