NationStates Jolt Archive

http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/chainspix.htm

Blue = Male, Pink = Female.

Now folks, this is how STDs spread :p

There are some lesbians in the top right.

Wow. Seriously. Kind of scary really....if the first person in that big chain had an STD...

There are some lesbians in the top right.

lol...of all things to notice...you notice this... :D

one guess which grouping is the 'popular' kids

and girls try to complain that if they have sex with alot of people they are sluts but guys arnt, it looks to me the girls are getting more

one guess which grouping is the 'popular' kids

someone's holding a little grudge from high school I see...

Wow. Seriously. Kind of scary really....if the first person in that big chain had an STD...

Very very scary.

Wow. Seriously. Kind of scary really....if the first person in that big chain had an STD...

only a little over half of those relationships involved sex. its a map of sexual and/or romantic partners.

There are some lesbians in the top right.
Not all that lesbian...one of them slept with four guys, and the other girl slept with two....

lol 2 pairs of 3 guys one girl - can anyone say gangbang?

can anyone say gangbang?
I can't. I have a speech impediment. It sounds like "kangdang".

*may not actually be true*

only a little over half of those relationships involved sex. its a map of sexual and/or romantic partners.
No, little over a half of the total school was involved in a romantic or sexual relationship...573 in total. Within that 573, it doesn't define who had sex, or who was just in a romantic relationship. Nonetheless, even if they were just sucking face (or other things...sometimes that doesn't get defined as sex by kids) STDs are still an issue.

one guess which grouping is the 'popular' kids
Which group would that be exactly? If you notice, many of the people in that big chain had only one partner.

someone's holding a little grudge from high school I see...

nah. hell, being the stoner punk rock kid meant that i got to date a few of the 'popular' girls. but high school relations (social and romantic) don't seem all that mysterious to me. in general, 'popular' kids all date each other, with the occassional foray into other groups for a few of the girls. then you have the smaller cliques. and then there are the people who rarely date anyone or who are in a high school 'long-term' relationship, who can be part of any group.

(i put popular in scare quotes because it always seemed to me that not many of the popular kids actually like each other or are even popular in any real sense, other than by association)

lol 2 pairs of 3 guys one girl - can anyone say gangbang?
I'm sure they can. However, the chart doesn't say that...only that the girl had three separate partners within 18 months. I see a guy on there with 7 different female partners...would you say "gangbang" in that context?

*grumbles about immaturity*

They actually got paid to research that? Hmm... now there's a fun job :)

They actually got paid to research that? Hmm... now there's a fun job :)
You realise they didn't actually get to participate, right? ;)

.... I see a guy on there with 7 different female partners...


Actually I think he had 9 :D

My hero.

Which group would that be exactly? If you notice, many of the people in that big chain had only one partner.

the core circle all had at least two over the course of 18 months. and most of them had more. that's how i remember high school working.

There are some lesbians in the top right.
This means that she is Bi, was experimenting, or was in a threesome.

Actually I think he had 9 :D

My hero.
My mistake, it was nine. Slut.

My mistake, it was nine. Slut.
I am not!!!! :p

My mistake, it was nine. Slut.
My guess is that was the popular kid :D

I was going to make some comment about the graph being misleading... but then it says it was compiled from romantic (sexual?) relations in the period 6 months before the interview...

I look at the one in the top left and think - wft?

I am not!!!! :p
Not you, dummy:)

No, little over a half of the total school was involved in a romantic or sexual relationship...573 in total. Within that 573, it doesn't define who had sex, or who was just in a romantic relationship. Nonetheless, even if they were just sucking face (or other things...sometimes that doesn't get defined as sex by kids) STDs are still an issue.

sorry, that was sloppy reading on my part. i think we can figure out the approximate numbers from the associated article though.

"Researchers interviewed 832 of the approximately 1,000 students at the school. Students were asked to identify their sexual and romantic partners in the past 18 months from a roster of other students attending their school. (Romantic relationships were ones in which the students named the other as a romantic partner. Non-romantic sexual partners were those in which the participants said they had sexual intercourse, but were not dating).

Slightly more than half of all students reported having sexual intercourse, a rate comparable to the national average. The researchers mapped the network structure of the 573 students involved in a romantic or sexual relationship."

half of 832 is 416. add in the fuzzy "slightly more than half" part, and there are probably about 120-150 of those relations that weren't sexual.

hmm, i think i'm going to go to the university library and find the actual journal article. be interesting to see what they have to say.

I was kinda shocked that I only saw one couple of just a guy and a girl!

Then I read about the number system.

Phew, over 60, all is not lost.

I like the female on female ones

I can't. I have a speech impediment. It sounds like "kangdang".

*may not actually be true*
But as long as someone can say it...

I was kinda shocked that I only saw one couple of just a guy and a girl!

Then I read about the number system.

Phew, over 60, all is not lost.

its high school relationships though. that's the time to play the field.

I'm sure they can. However, the chart doesn't say that...only that the girl had three separate partners within 18 months. I see a guy on there with 7 different female partners...would you say "gangbang" in that context?

*grumbles about immaturity*
*sigh* :rolleyes: yes I actually thought it was 3 guys at the same time...thanks for clearingthings up ;) [/sarcasm]

its high school relationships though. that's the time to play the field.
Haven't been to college/university yet? Beats out highschool every time! :D

*sigh* :rolleyes: yes I actually thought it was 3 guys at the same time...thanks for clearingthings up ;) [/sarcasm]
[no sarcasm] No problem! [/no sarcasm]

No, little over a half of the total school was involved in a romantic or sexual relationship...573 in total. Within that 573, it doesn't define who had sex, or who was just in a romantic relationship. Nonetheless, even if they were just sucking face (or other things...sometimes that doesn't get defined as sex by kids) STDs are still an issue.

how does one put on a face condom? lol

how does one put on a face condom? lol
I wouldn't be surprised if one has actually been invented....tongue condoms...:) Ewwwww....

I wouldn't be surprised if one has actually been invented....tongue condoms...:) Ewwwww....
they have finger condoms you know
and they do actually have tounge condoms, although I forget what they call them

Haven't been to college/university yet? Beats out highschool every time! :D

eh, i spent most of college with the same person i'm still going out with. though i was going to add a line about college - i just couldn't think of a proper way to phrase it to fit with the rest of my reply.

And here I thought it was those homosexuals being promiscuous and spreading STD's.

Pretty shapes Pretty shapes!

And here I thought it was those homosexuals being promiscuous and spreading STD's.
Those darnded homosexers be spreadin' the AIDS, I tells ya!
Kill 'em before they kill us!

i actually thought there would be more homosexual interaction. maybe those that have tried just didn't admit it.

they have finger condoms you know
and they do actually have tounge condoms, although I forget what they call them

Dental Dams

They say "romantic relationship". Is that sex? Or is a flirt included?

A good load of homework could break some circles up.

Aww, where are all the non-connected pink and blue dots lurking in the library making googly eyes at people who never notice them? :p

There are some lesbians in the top right.
LOFL YEAH THERE ARE!!! I SAW IT

Im seeing 6 guys to 1 girl, and the most common chains involve one girl at the center, with alot of guys singularly connecter to them. What hos. Bet they liked the ice-kreme, eh?

I also saw at least 2 groups of fags in the big link ( I guess some guys in the "popular" crowd got their own little secrets eh? im only seeing the les in their own circle. Reevaluate the quarterback at ur school

I wonder if that big cluster is the theater department or the football team.

Our school didn't have that big 'chicks dig the atheletes' thing, so even though that seems natural (They where in the best shape) it always feels like a myth to me. But theater people, they're like bunnies...

I wonder if that big cluster is the theater department or the football team.

Our school didn't have that big 'chicks dig the atheletes' thing, so even though that seems natural (They where in the best shape) it always feels like a myth to me. But theater people, they're like bunnies...

Theater == drama? (I'm in Australia, we call a subject drama)

The people who do or have done drama have sex like anything o.O... It's utterly ridiculous - in a good way.