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Interesting way to look at things; but you need to like those 5% who may like you. If for some reason you're less desireable than average then you also need to be less picky, and that may be hard.



If he only like 5% of the women he meets and 5% women like him in general than actual number of women he needs to meet could be 400 before both like each other. If he goes on a one date per week (the best case scenario, at least in my case) it would take 7.2 years of non stop dating.


And that's assuming those numbers are independent, which they may not be.

Groucho Marx said "I wouldn't join a club who would accept me as a member". You may be less attracted to people who are attracted to you.


One date a week isn't that bad. In fact, that would be great. 7.2 years to find that person isn't that long either. I mean that's 7.2 years of doing something I enjoy.

Hang on, we all enjoy the process of dating, right?


> Hang on, we all enjoy the process of dating, right?

Well, I don't know. Is there really nothing you'd rather do with that much time and money?

And if the relationship only lasts some 5 years... :x


that would be exhausting, just get a cat.




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