The Frontal Cortex

Chat Rooms

Posted by Jonah Lehrer on September 21, 2007
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Context is everything:

Sana Klaric and husband Adnan, who used the names “Sweetie” and “Prince of Joy” in an online chatroom, spent hours telling each other about their marriage troubles, Metro.co.uk reported.

The truth emerged when the two turned up for a date. Now the pair, from Zenica in central Bosnia, are divorcing after accusing each other of being unfaithful.

“I was suddenly in love. It was amazing. We seemed to be stuck in the same kind of miserable marriage. How right that turned out to be,” Sana, 27, said.

Someone should teach these people about the fundamental attribution error. It might save their marriage.

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  1. #1 Drugmonkey
    September 21, 2007

    …or introduce them to pina coladas.

    are you sure this isn’t a hoax?

  2. #2 izzy
    September 21, 2007

    omgomg I’m trying to get onto links on skool network and they block! I did an moderate hack and it still deneys me. anyone know how to unblock certain computer controls??

  3. #3 J-Dog
    September 21, 2007

    Bwa Ha Ha – I hope this is real!

  4. #4 amybuilds
    September 24, 2007

    Dang, someone beat me to the pina colada reference.

  5. #5 Shelia
    December 28, 2010

    Agreed, very well written and can’t wait for the second half.