February, the month that spouts love, can be recognized with flowers, chocolate, hearts, and possibly erotic adventures to those that venture beyond casual intimacy. Cupid starts to run rampant or more respectively flying rampant and shooting arrows, blindfolded or not. While love is in the air with hugs and kisses, the month may bring loneliness to those not so lucky to be pierced by cupid’s arrow.
During this time some people ponder the chances of finding a girlfriend or boyfriend. Surely, in a city of hundreds of thousands to millions of men and women, would find love. The questions remain; how many would find me attractive? What are the odds of finding love? These are questions that those lonely hearts ask every time. Well, why not try a mathematical equation, such as the Drake Equation?
Regardless that Valentine’s Day has pass; quite a few people will try to find a date before the day of love. Even after the day of love, many hearts will still seek love. Again, what are the odds of finding love? Using the Drake equation, we can find an estimate or approximate of lovers. Before diving into I would like to note this equation is really for pure fun and should not be based on the sole purpose of determining your odds. So here we go (will be using an example and I credit the “Weekend WSJ”):
Mr. Backus’s wants to find a single woman around his age (31) in London who is college educated, attractive and –potential deal-breaker-one with whom he could get along.
His result: UK population (60,975,000 at the time) x Living in London (13%) x women (51%) x single (50%) x between the ages of 24 and 34 (20%) x University educated (26%) x he found attractive (5%) x found him attractive (5%) x compatible (10%). He obtained most of the figures from the U.K. Office for National Statistics. The three dealing with attractiveness and compatibility were estimates based on his personal experience.
The equation would look like:
60,975,000 x .13 x .51 x .50 x .20 x .26 x .05 x .05 x.10 = 26.27 = 26 women that would be compatible
Mr. Backus found that on 26 women would be compatible out of all the women in London. However, this is just statistics and for fun. While it may seem depressing, in reality, we are all responsible for finding love and that we can’t rely on statistics. So for those out there that think you can’t find someone, you’re wrong, even if the odds are stacked against you. Love does not rely on stats, but relies on your action to do something about it. Go out there and find someone that will love you for who you are.
I write this for those who struggle with the belief that there isn't anyone out there for them, because that is false sense of thought.
Fellow monkeys try this equation out and see what you get. Remember, the more pickier you are, the smaller the number. Also, while we are on the topic of love, share a few pointers or thoughts for those who struggle. Whats your take on Valentines Day? Better yet, how was your Valentine's Day? Anything good or bad happen to you? Please share if you would like. You know how people like the juicy stuff.
I'm sorry, but a man who's only found attractive by 5% of women holds out for the 5% of women he finds most attractive? If you're near the bottom of the pole in attractiveness yet still expecting a woman who has near-model looks AND has long-term compatibility with you, then of course you're at a long long shot. Frankly, the number 26 seems very high to me given the criteria.
Second on that thought! There are several beautiful single women out there but due to current male movement are afraid of dating anyone that is compatible.
i Think for a guy any hot girl with red lipstick, red dress, dense hair and an above-average hips-to-waist ratio is compatible for him HUE
Only math you ever need: http://www.lovecalculator.com/
I think that the attractiveness portion is really what sinks this calc. He assumes these are independent probabilities. Most likely the 2 are highly correlated, as we tend to be attracted most to those within the upper range of our band of potential mates. Unless one is entirely deluded, he or she is also probably somewhere within or near where this band falls for their potential mate.
Are these percentages conditional or independent? Otherwise not sure the math even makes total sense. Even assuming that he generally finds 5% of London bishes attractive, there are 4,042,642 bishes to choose from (60,975,000 x 51% x 13%). That's your starting point. It could just happen to be the case that all of those bishes are young and educated, and all of the women that are older and uneducated live outside London. There could also be a higher concentration of bishes in general in London than UK at large.
or hit up a strip club. odds are you'll fall in love with at least 1 of the girls there
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