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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/245634594_Chains_of_Affection_The_Structure_of_Adolescent_Romantic_and_Sexual_Networks1

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If you look at this a little closer, you'll notice that there aren't actually that many highly connected nodes.
The big structure is mostly composed of single link chains.

[–] EfreetSK 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hmm you're right, I thought the big circle was more interconnected. Actually it's a bit weird that there are basically no crossing lines

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

Elsewhere it was mentioned that the researchers were also surprised by that, and did followup interviews that revealed that it was against social rules to date your exes partners ex. Basically two couples can't "swap" partners. I thought it was interesting that you didn't see that, but you do see a few triangles.

[–] petersr 1 points 9 months ago

And that's even more interesting. As someone who was not part of any of the graph in high school / college, how would a big link of chains play out in real time?

Like "The Mary and Tom met at a party. Next week Tom stumbled into Lucy by the lockers..."

I find it hard to imagine.