Category: Research
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Ghosting by the Numbers: What the Research Actually Shows
Every ghosting statistic with a primary source: how common it is, the perception gap, who ghosts, what it does to both sides, and the viral numbers we refused.
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Ghosted vs. Rejected: Which Actually Hurts More? The Research Has an Answer
Four ways to leave a match, ranked by the research: a direct no, ghosting, orbiting and breadcrumbing. The sadness is the same; the silence adds a second injury.
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Why People Ghost (It’s Rarely the Reason They Give)
The deep dive on motive: what ghosters say, what replicates (disinterest), the destiny belief that predicts it, and why ghosting moves the pain instead of removing it.
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Dating App Burnout by the Numbers: What the Research Actually Shows
78% burned out? We checked who paid for that number. Every dating app burnout statistic with a real source, the experiments and the 12-week study, and the popular figures we refused to use.
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The Slot Machine in Your Pocket: Why Swiping Wears You Down
Three experiments, one mechanism: the longer the stack, the more you reject, the less you like your pick, the more you trust the algorithm. Why swiping wears you down, and why gamers see it instantly.
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Breakups and Starting Over, by the Numbers: What the Research Actually Shows
How common are breakups, what do they measurably do, and do rebounds work? Every number linked to its primary source, plus four famous breakup ‘stats’ we refuse to repeat and exactly why.
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How Long Should You Wait to Date After a Breakup? What the Research Actually Says
Half the relationship? Three months? Researchers measured the gap between relationships three different ways and found no waiting period. Here’s what predicted recovery instead, and a three-question readiness check.
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Gaming and Relationships by the Numbers: What the Research Actually Shows
Every gaming-and-relationships figure that survives a source chase, hyperlinked at the point of mention, plus the three numbers we refused to print and an honest list of where the evidence runs out.
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It Was Never About the Hours
Researchers measured weekly play hours and gaming-addiction scores against marital satisfaction and found no correlation at all. Two other variables did the predicting, and one of them is bedtime.
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Is Cuffing Season Real? What the Research Actually Says
Peer-reviewed seasonality research, 2026 national survey data, and a link on every single number — plus the most popular cuffing-season statistic on the internet, which we refused to print.