Iabalka comments on Rationality Lessons Learned from Irrational Adventures in Romance - LessWrong

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Comment author: Iabalka 02 October 2011 10:40:00AM *  3 points [-]

My rationality thoughts on certain aspects of relationships:

• Your first time (hug, kiss, etc...) with a new partner

Be aware that you have built some expectations. Thus if your expectations were high(low) you are likely to be disappointed(overexcited). Then your second time will be perceived as better(worse) due to the regression towards the mean phenomena. So draw a representative sample before judging and start optimizing.