Why do WPers in relationships stop posting?

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I'm sure other people have noticed that frequent posters often become far less frequent when they establish a romantic relationship. I can think of at least 3 recent examples.

Of course this isn't a crime, but I wonder if it implies that many people are here looking for relationships even though they explicitly deny it or fail to realize it.

Just a thought...

I'm not a frequent poster, but in my case, it would be that I am spending more time with my partner than posting on WP or any other forum for that matter. Although I am in a relationship, I like to browse the forum from time to time to read about others' relationship issues hoping it will help me understand relationships from another persons point of view.

lol, you're absolutely right Grisha, I've noticed that too.

People lose all capacity to be interesting once they get coupled

Because they're too busy doing romantic and/or sexy thiiiiiings.

When I look around msyelf new couples spend more time with each other... that is logical since they love each other.
And they spend less time with their friends, whom they known for a longer time.

Why would people who spend less time with friends, even consider posting on a forum?

It is the way of things.

Understood.

But it still implies that frequent posting on WP is often:

1. A surrogate for a romantic relationship
2. A vehicle for establishing a romantic relationship

Grisha, have you considered that there may be lots of couples posting still, you just don't know they are couples?

I thought I knew all the WP gossip...

You may, I don't know. But you may not. How could you know all of it? There's hundreds of active people on here. And maybe people just don't like to shout things from the rooftops. I dunno.

All I'm saying is, you've got a hypothesis, but you don't have all the data to prove or disprove it.

Could be not everyone's real open about their relationships here. If they are, I imagine it would be awkward for them to post here especially if they're the type that doesn't want publicity.

I am in a relationship and I post. It is not because there is a deficit in my relationship. In fact, he often reads and has used my name to reply once. Now he has his own username. Some come here maybe looking to find friends or relationship. Not everyone. I came here because our family counselor suggested this website to learn from. I do wonder, though, if she's actually read anything one the board because she usually does not like to suggest anything that can be negative.

I haven't noticed anyone in a relationship stop posting.

who

i guess the lonely void gets filled? /they buzy.

I'm a frequent poster, and joined the site about 2 months or so ago even though I've been in a very happy relationship for over a year.

Because the more social you become, the less you need the Internet, especially forums.