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2021

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Can Emojis Make You Lucky in Love?

Research suggests that they can

We use them all the time — the smiley face with the tears that shows just how hard we’re laughing at the latest viral meme, the winky face when having a light flirtation with someone, the arms stretched out for a hug or praying hands when someone needs encouragement after a rough day. We know that emojis are everywhere online, but can they be useful when it comes to our love lives?

“It seems like people who used emojis more often were in some capacity able to create chemistry….”

This is the question that Amanda Gesselman, PhD, the Associate Director for Research at the Kinsey Institute, looked at in her research in order to find out just what effect using emojis can have when looking for love on online dating sites.

“I was really interested in seeing whether or not emojis were adding anything to the conversation that would make people feel more compatible, or feel like they knew the person on a better level than just talking to a stranger on the Internet,” she explained.

“The more that we share about ourselves, the more other people are comfortable with us, so that might be a tool for creating that connection.”

During her research across two studies, which was published in PLoS ONE, Gesselman and her colleagues — Vivian P. Ta and Justin R. Garcia — looked at the use of emojis among thousands of Americans trying to find love on dating sites. What they discovered was that the more people used emojis in their conversations with potential partners, the more successful they were in connecting with them.

“People who used emojis more frequently in their conversations with potential partners also went on more first dates over the last year and had more sex over the last year,” Gesselman said. “It seems like people who used emojis more often were in some capacity able to create chemistry, or to create at least the beginnings of a connection to have people want to meet them in person.”

According to Gesselman, the reason for this is because emojis can be an effective and succinct method of giving out information about ourselves — which can go a long way toward augmenting the words we use to create a connection with someone.

“Those who use emojis more frequently, not necessarily consciously, might be signaling characteristics about themselves, and they might be representing themselves more than people who don’t use emojis in those messages,” she said. “The more that we share about ourselves, the more other people are comfortable with us, so that might be a tool for creating that connection.”