btrettel comments on Open Thread for February 18-24 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: beth 19 February 2014 10:54:59PM 0 points [-]

Ask this: "Name some things your partner can do to make you feel appreciated." If the person answers the question at all and does so in a useful way, that should tell you something about their communication style.

Comment author: btrettel 20 February 2014 02:10:29AM 1 point [-]

That would be a good way to determine someone's communication style, but unfortunately that question is too open ended for OkCupid. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with the site. "Questions" on there refer to a set of questions with specific answers, exactly like those in this comment.

Comment author: beth 21 February 2014 05:33:37PM 1 point [-]

Ah, I see. So we're looking for a multiple choice question to test whether someone is willing to volunteer unsolicited information.