The “Cheerleader effect” — also known as The Bridesmaid Paradox, Sorority Girl Syndrome, and, for a brief window in the mid-90s, The Spice Girls Conspiracy — is a theory put forth by How I Met Your ...
One of Barney Stinson's ridiculous dating theories from the TV show How I Met Your Mother is actually right. The idea from season four episode seven is a theory that he calls the "cheerleader effect" ...