In yesterday's small-scale questions thread, @cjet79 asks why the song "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers has had such staying power, famously staying in the UK singles charts decades after its initial release. Some explanations (including my own) point to its compositional elements; others focus on its lyrics and subject matter. @100ProofTollBooth argues that it's a very universal and relatable song, as "The experience of infidelity (to some degree) is common to many (most? idk) people."
I'm curious if this is really the case, so I decided to go Aella mode and created a simple survey to find out about people's experiences with infidelity. It consists of a few demographic questions (age, sex, sexual orientation, relationship style), then asks you if you've ever had an unfaithful partner, then asks you if you've ever been unfaithful to a partner.
Completely anonymous, and I've set it up so the form doesn't collect email addresses if you're logged in.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Notes -
It's a bit annoying that a person who has been in zero romances can't just skip all the pages past the first one.
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Anecdotes on this topic:
I once received a consumer survey. It was a paper booklet with dozens of pages, including (probably literally) a dozen for the respondent to indicate how often he watched different television shows. After two or three pages of marking "did not watch" for every single show, I got tired of it and just scribbled a line through the checkboxes.
I once received an electronic survey from my university. It had (probably literally) a dozen different pages for the respondent to indicate which sports teams he paid attention to. After half a dozen pages of marking "do not pay attention" for every single team, I got tired of it and just closed the survey.
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You're the human control group. I feel like we're lucky to have you.
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