Comments on: The Reciprocation Problem https://www.spencergreenberg.com/2020/12/the-reciprocation-problem/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: admin https://www.spencergreenberg.com/2020/12/the-reciprocation-problem/#comment-24742 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:33:55 +0000 https://www.spencergreenberg.com/?p=1940#comment-24742 In reply to Kirsten.

Hi Kirsten, good question! In the scenario you described, X could adapt to Y’s schedule (like you suggested). If, instead of adapting, X invites Y more often than Y is ready to be invited, it might create problems in the friendship.

X shouldn’t have to be less social just because of Y’s preferences, though, because X can hopefully catch up with other friends at their desired frequency.

]]> By: Kirsten https://www.spencergreenberg.com/2020/12/the-reciprocation-problem/#comment-24525 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 04:53:22 +0000 https://www.spencergreenberg.com/?p=1940#comment-24525 This is very interesting, though I’d like to add that there’s another scenario, in which X ultimately ends up adjusting to Y and always waits for Y’s invites, because X wants to see Y more frequently, but Y is less available, so whenever Y is free, X will be free. I’m not so sure if this is healthy, or if the exponential strategy would work here. Do you think X should take up doing most of the invites and transition to the exponential strategy? Also, what do you think about other factors (e.g. X is a girl and conforms to the societal standard that X should not do the inviting most of the time; or X just wants to adjust to K to keep Y happy but isn’t happy with N)?

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