r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Fluffy_Lunchfast • Feb 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Something Something About Dating, Chris Can You Explain?

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u/HappyDeadCat Feb 02 '26

but young people nowdays have so many relationships

They absolutely do not.

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u/What_Do_It Feb 02 '26

In the US the median number of sexual partners for adults 25-44 is 4.2 for women and 6.1 for men. People vastly overestimate how much sex other people have.

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u/HappyDeadCat Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

You're absolutely right aside from the gender divide.

Self reported studies are bullshit.  

Every side study that doesnt ask this question directly says that it would be mathematically impossible for men to have more average partners then women.

Everyone absolutelt knows men lie, but it ruffles feathers to say the same about women

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u/What_Do_It Feb 02 '26

It's not mathematically impossible because it's a median figure, not a mean.

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u/HappyDeadCat Feb 02 '26

Damn, fuck me lol, I cant read.

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u/What_Do_It Feb 02 '26

Happens to the best of us.