The authors wrote that they were surprised too and went back to talk to the students and apparently there was an unwritten rule that you don’t date the ex of the new partner of your ex. So if Bob and Alice split up and Alice starts dating Ben, then Bob should not date Ben’s ex Alison.
That one circular chain of people who seemed mostly to agree of having either two gfs or two bfs and never crossing another person in the chain…
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The authors wrote that they were surprised too and went back to talk to the students and apparently there was an unwritten rule that you don’t date the ex of the new partner of your ex. So if Bob and Alice split up and Alice starts dating Ben, then Bob should not date Ben’s ex Alison.
I’ve spotted five cycles.
It’s possible there’s more but I’m pretty sure that’s it.
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Also feels weird there’s only one same gender connection (female to female) as far as I could see in that whole thing…
There’s a male-male one on the rightward branch of the ring structure.
There’s also a male male in the left side of the ring
That circle is just the scientific representation of the old Tom Leherer song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6qFG0uop9k