How emojis improve romance

Emoji in romantic communication

According to statistics from the online dating service Badoo, men most often send emojis with a red rose, and girls - a smiling emoticon. And if it seems to you that a good conversation starts with the good old “Hello! How are you? and this is the key to success, then you are wrong.

More often than not, Badoo girls respond to conversations that start with emoji or stickers. 80% of dialogs that start with a sticker last longer than 3-4 lines, and 70% of dialogs that users start with an emoji get a positive reaction. Also, emoji in the "About me" column increase the chance of swiping to the right (this shows that the user liked the profile) by an average of three times.

According to a survey of users of the service, girls who send the classic smiling emoji wanted to demonstrate femininity, emotional connection and lack of desire to dominate. This may be why smiling emojis are not popular among men. Men, according to the survey, are more likely to send one red rose - as a symbol of good disposition and courting a woman, also expressing a desire to meet faster in real life.

According to Badoo statistics, women around the world use emoji in text messages twice as often as men. At the same time, men use emoji sarcasm in dialogues many times more often than women.

Top 5 emoji for men and women: lips, smiling emoji, burning heart, rose and purple heart. In Russia, the most popular emoji among users are different from the rest of the world. For example, a cup of coffee and a bouquet of flowers are used more often in our country than in other countries.

Also, interesting statistics on emoji in Badoo is observed in the age group of 70-80 years old (yes, literally everyone uses dating services). Among this audience, the most popular emoji among both genders has become the emoji in the form of lips. Most likely, this trend reflects an increased flirting attitude in this age group.

Psychology of communication on the Internet

The life hacker learned the opinion of psychologists on the specifics of Internet communication and the use of emoji in it.

The role of emoji in communication is quite important: they replace many non-verbal signals for people that are absent when communicating via the Internet or SMS. These are facial expressions, and gestures, and intonation - everything that helps to correctly decipher the received text. A slight change in tone - and a joyful "Well, you finally appeared!" turns into annoyed or sarcastic. Emojis serve to distinguish these nuances, helping us to avoid misunderstandings - after all, it is this that often causes conflicts.

How are emojis good for inter-sex relationships? It's no secret that men often tend to take the text literally, leaving out the ironic connotation. Let's say a girl writes to her partner: “Are you going to drink beer with your friends on March 8? Okay, do what you want. With a high degree of probability, he will be delighted with such support and will really leave. But it is worth adding an evil smiley at the end of the message - and everything will become clear.

Research has also shown that active use of emojis increases your chances of success in finding a mate.

The fact is that a text message without emoticons can be perceived as dry and detached, and emoji give it liveliness and emotional coloring. Such "light", "playful" communication contributes to the creation of a romantic mood in both interlocutors.

In addition to distinguishing emotions, emoticons also serve to soften them. Real aggression can scare or upset your interlocutor, and if you express it with the help of an emoji picture, it will mean "I'm angry, but not really serious." At the same time, emoji cannot be considered a full substitute for live communication, especially since different people can interpret them in different ways.

Of course, any feelings and emotions can be expressed in words, the language is rich enough for this. But in modern society, people simply do not have time for this, so we increasingly use emoji as convenient symbols of emotions. This is neither good nor bad - it has become an integral part of our communication, which must simply be accepted and, if possible, used for good.

Ekaterina Fedorova Psychologist, founder of the women's family center.

It has been noticed that people who communicate through text messages, in 40% of cases, understand their partner worse than with live communication. When we use emojis, we are trying to express emotions that in many ways allow us to better understand our opponent.

However, if a person uses faces or suns in correspondence, this is perceived more warmly than candies, crackers and other rare emoticons. Yes, it is possible that in some cases thematic emoticons are necessary, but otherwise their abundance speaks only of the individual preferences of the interlocutor or that the person is trying to embellish emotions.

It should also be borne in mind that not all emoticons can be used when communicating with an interlocutor with whom you are not personally familiar. A smile in the form of a wink or a kiss can be perceived as casual communication, especially if the other person is older than you. I don't mind emojis, but I recommend not using them thoughtlessly.

Evgeny Idzikovsky Psychologist.

Emoji enrich communication, indicate the emotional state that the speaker conveys along with his message. Such communication is needed so that the interlocutor sees not only what is written, but also the sender's attitude. It is important for us to share our anger, discontent, resentment, or joy with someone. The modern pace of life forces us to reduce interpersonal communication, replacing it with messages, where emoticons serve as a surrogate for emotions.

Emoji duplicate, expand, complement the meaning. They perform the function of establishing contact between interlocutors and allow you to convey the state when you are too lazy to type a lot of letters.

That is, the text is replaced by a visual image that is easier to understand, this is a new universal and flexible language of communication.

The number of characters after the message is most often due to an unspoken rule. The rhythmic completeness of the message also plays a role. Pressing three times is more convenient, more familiar and accompanied by a feeling of aesthetic satisfaction, which is why many people like to put three emoji so much.

In order not to get into an awkward situation in correspondence, you should be well versed in the meanings of emoji. Test yourself in our test.