Resolution criteria/info
only counts the total new partners: if I lose a partner it doesn't count (number only goes up with time or stays the same).
if someone becomes my partner, then stops, then becomes again, that only counts for 1.
"partners" in this case will include anyone i french kiss, or have sex with; it counts people i call my partner that also calls me their partner, which ive seen 1on1 at least 4 times, and don't do this solely for this market (market can be a motivation among other motivations).
the 3 partners i already have, at the creation of this market, does not count.
Additional info
i wont trade based on information not known to at least 2 of my friends ("2 of my friends" here excludes anyone that counts as a partner for this market)
more info on the original market for last year: https://manifold.markets/nikthink/how-many-partners-will-i-acquire-be
Update 2026-05-05 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): @Qualia (a partner in 2025, who stopped and then became a partner again in 2026) will likely be counted in the tally, as the market started 2026-01-01 and the description's rules technically include them. Traders may object if they disagree.
Update 2026-05-05 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): Partnerships must be consensual to count. The creator does not drink alcohol.
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i wonder if @Qualia should count. was my partner in 2025, stopped being my partner in 2025, then became a partner again in 2026.
@Qualia : more like a tally; from the market description:
only counts the total new partners: if I lose a partner it doesn't count (number only goes up with time or stays the same).
@Qualia : this market started 2026-01-01. i think applying the rules in the description to the letter unambiguously means you count. but the spirit of the question/market imo is more ambiguous on if you should count.
im thinking of including you in the count, @traders let me know if anyone disagrees and why.