{"id":2089,"date":"2016-02-27T22:45:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T14:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/02\/27\/how-exclamation-points-can-help-you-score-a-date\/"},"modified":"2016-02-27T22:45:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T14:45:45","slug":"how-exclamation-points-can-help-you-score-a-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/02\/27\/how-exclamation-points-can-help-you-score-a-date\/","title":{"rendered":"How exclamation points can help you score a date!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tinder\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzAyLzE5L2JiL3RpbmRlci4zNGU3Yy5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgk1NzV4MzIzIwplCWpwZw\/caca3aa5\/a87\/tinder.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=How+exclamation+points+can+help+you+score+a+date%21&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F02%2F27%2Fexclamation-points-dating%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F02%2F27%2Fexclamation-points-dating%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/01\/09\/tinder-clothes\/\">outfit you wear<\/a>\u00a0in your photos,\u00a0what you <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/01\/31\/tinder-cliches\/\">write in your bio<\/a>,\u00a0even your grammar and punctuation in messages can determine your online dating game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0747563215302181\">proven <\/a>that users who use a period at the end of their statements while communicating digitally are often perceived as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/12\/08\/texting-period-study\/\">less sincere.<\/a>\u00a0In a follow-up on the same study, exclamation points are perceived as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2015-12\/bu-stm120815.php\" style=\"line-height: 1.5\">more sincere<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/02\/08\/online-dating-tips-sorry\/\">Saying &#8216;sorry&#8217; 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