BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden interes

[Vulagr]

A new study claims that a partner’s sudden interest in weight loss could really mean they’re losing interest in you. German Professor Thomas Klein, who studies the link between happiness and body weight, found that people in steady relationships who abruptly begin to diet and exercise are possibly planning to break it up.

Relationship expert Leslie Seppinni of Los Angeles agrees, also noting that weight loss might be a sign of many things, but that an affair is a definite possibility.

“It could easily be a sign of cheating,” she says. “The person is no longer feeling bored and dissatisfied. ”Instead, they are feeling alive and want to look their best.”

“Any time your partner makes a change in front of you, don’t sit back and let it go,” she says. “If out of the blue your partner is no longer a couch potato, you should want to know why.”

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/beware-partner-sudden-interest-fitness-220400464.html



Yanno, I'll never understand science's need to say that something just can't be true under any circumstances unless there's a scientific study done on it.

Sigh.

But what that study seems to ignore that it could also be an indication that a person is taking more interest in their partener and simply wants to impress them even more. Sometimes we do want to be trimmer and slimmer for out significant other so that we can make love to them better, do we not?

But not according to science! Oh no!

So, the big flaw to that article is that it is generalizing things.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

They didn't generalize, you just chose to read into it things that aren't there:

...possibly planning to break it up...

...an affair is a definite possibility...

... “It could easily be a sign of cheating,” ...

Acknowledging that it's a possibility is perfectly sensible, and if you are communicating well with your partner, you shouldn't have to guess or assume why they're trying to get in shape.

 

[Canadave]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

Yanno, I'll never understand science's need to say that something just can't be true under any circumstances unless there's a scientific study done on it.

Not really. The whole idea of science is that you can't say something is true or false with any degree of certainty unless a study has been done. In fact, saying something can't possibly be true under any circumstance seems like the exact opposite of what science is all about, to me.

 

[Kestra]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

Oh no, I went to the gym today! What will my husband think?!

 

[iguana_tonante]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

Yanno, I'll never understand science's need to say that something just can't be true under any circumstances unless there's a scientific study done on it.

Because that is what, you know, science does.

So, the big flaw to that article is that it is generalizing things.

You mean, exactly what you just did regarding scientific studies?

Oh no, I went to the gym today! What will my husband think?!

Probably, that you look good in sweatpants.

 

[Kestra]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

I'll have you know that I wore yoga pants.

 

[Vulagr]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

You mean, exactly what you just did regarding scientific studies?

It's not a generalization since it's true. Science will not acknowledge the truth in anything unless there has been some experimentation on something that shows results. This is how science works, since it is what science does. You're just being argumentative in order to win an argument.

When a large group of people does do the same thing, even if different methods are being used to do the same thing, it is not a generalization, regardless of what you say.

 

[Canadave]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

You mean, exactly what you just did regarding scientific studies?

It's not a generalization since it's true. Science will not acknowledge the truth in anything unless there has been some experimentation on something that shows results. This is how science works, since it is what science does. You're just being argumentative in order to win an argument.

No, that's not what science does at all. The scientific method acknowledges the possibility of truth, as well as the possibility of falsehood, and merely says that neither can be declared correct without experimentation. If scientists refused to acknowledge the prospect of truth without study, then there wouldn't be a hell of a lot of science going on.

Also, you're very critical of this particular study, but have you actually read it? Or have you just looked at the article on Yahoo? The mainstream media often does a very poor job of communicating the results of a study or paper.

 

[Vulagr]

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I have a real hard time reading actual science papers because it's hard for me to get past the dry and technical language.

I often try to read the actual study though.

I did miss something that I should've caught originally though:

It was published in the Daily Mail, which according to many is not a highly reliable source of news and info. So in hindsight the article should be disregarded entirely.

 

[RoJoHen]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

You're just being argumentative in order to win an argument.

Are there better reasons to be argumentative?

 

[iguana_tonante]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

I'll have you know that I wore yoga pants.

Are they one with the universe?

You mean, exactly what you just did regarding scientific studies?

It's not a generalization since it's true.

hurr durr

You're just being argumentative in order to win an argument.

Are there better reasons to be argumentative?

Or even, any other reason?

 

[Kirby]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

A new study claims that a partner’s sudden interest in weight loss could really mean they’re losing interest in you. German Professor Thomas Klein, who studies the link between happiness and body weight, found that people in steady relationships who abruptly begin to diet and exercise are possibly planning to break it up.

Relationship expert Leslie Seppinni of Los Angeles agrees, also noting that weight loss might be a sign of many things, but that an affair is a definite possibility.

“It could easily be a sign of cheating,” she says. “The person is no longer feeling bored and dissatisfied. ”Instead, they are feeling alive and want to look their best.”

“Any time your partner makes a change in front of you, don’t sit back and let it go,” she says. “If out of the blue your partner is no longer a couch potato, you should want to know why.”

Yeah, god forbid someone wants to get in shape to improve the quality of their life and be a better partner to his spouse and father to his kids, which is why I am doing it.

 

[BillJ]

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Yeah, god forbid someone wants to get in shape to improve the quality of their life and be a better partner to his spouse and father to his kids, which is why I am doing it.

This.

I got to a point where I was drinking six or seven cans of Coke a day and my weight got out of control. After waking up one night with my heart racing at an extreme rate I figured something had to change. It had nothing to do with chasing another sexual partner, I can't even keep up with my wife.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

My girlfriend and I have both been working on getting into better shape. Clearly this is all about finding new partners.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

This (at least the generalized version in the op) sounds like something from a Cosmo article.

 

[GSnail]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

Actually, I'm pretty sure it was in cosmo. Or at least, Cracked's list of bad dating advice from cosmo. "If he's getting in shape, it means he's seeing someone."

 

[JoeZhang]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

A new study claims that a partner’s sudden interest in weight loss could really mean they’re losing interest in you. German Professor Thomas Klein, who studies the link between happiness and body weight, found that people in steady relationships who abruptly begin to diet and exercise are possibly planning to break it up.

Relationship expert Leslie Seppinni of Los Angeles agrees, also noting that weight loss might be a sign of many things, but that an affair is a definite possibility.

“It could easily be a sign of cheating,” she says. “The person is no longer feeling bored and dissatisfied. ”Instead, they are feeling alive and want to look their best.”

“Any time your partner makes a change in front of you, don’t sit back and let it go,” she says. “If out of the blue your partner is no longer a couch potato, you should want to know why.”

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/beware-partner-sudden-interest-fitness-220400464.html



Yanno, I'll never understand science's need to say that something just can't be true under any circumstances unless there's a scientific study done on it.

Sigh.

But what that study seems to ignore that it could also be an indication that a person is taking more interest in their partener and simply wants to impress them even more. Sometimes we do want to be trimmer and slimmer for out significant other so that we can make love to them better, do we not?

But not according to science! Oh no!

So, the big flaw to that article is that it is generalizing things.

So you've read a newspaper précis of a study and you think it provides enough information to critique the actual study?

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

Vulagr, do you believe in evolution?

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Re: BEWARE! The Dieters!A new study claims that a partner’s sudden int

Actually, I'm pretty sure it was in cosmo. Or at least, Cracked's list of bad dating advice from cosmo. "If he's getting in shape, it means he's seeing someone."

Well, it was the Cracked article I was thinking of

 

[Vulagr]

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Vulagr, do you believe in evolution?

I hope this is a serious question.

I don't know what to think about evolution, and I don't fully understand it, despite the numerous books I've read on it. However, I would still trust in science more than religious people when it comes to evolution. Unlike some people I do know, I won't come to the conclusion that something can not be true under any circumstances because I don't understand it and won't dismiss things out of hand like some people I personally do know.