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[โ€“] EfreetSK@lemmy.world 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

[โ€“] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 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.