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    Sarah Chong · · 2 min read

    Google Tells You What Your Other Half Wants

    googleGoogle knows secrets of your spouse you might not even know about, and might never ever find out.

    And here’s the hard question, “Do you know what your other half wants?” So much so that they have to google to find ways to get you to do it?

    Dan Ariely, author of “Predictably Irrational,” did a simple search with “How can I get my boyfriend/girlfriend to…” and got some pretty neat results.

    What The Girlfriend Wants

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    Seems like most women are waiting for their boyfriends to pop the question. From the results, women tend to want more attention and love from their man.

    What The Boyfriend Wants

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    Men will always be men. But there are some pretty sweet searches that involve gaining trust and saving relationships. Thank God!

    What The Married Wants

    After this cool discovery, Chris Matyszczyk from CNET decided to take this a step further. He searched, “How do I get my husband/wife to…”

    Believe it or not, top searches went to how they can get their spouses to fall in love with them again. Ouch. From the searches, there seems to be little hope for marriages.

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    Sarah Chong

    Co-founder and editor of Penn Olson. A laid-back marketing student otherwise. Loves social media and twitters about everything! (yes even about the stranger who chants to himself) A huge Harry Potter movie fan who is extremely scared of geckos.