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Re:The stable marriage problem and modern dating by toby on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @03:11PM (#23773231)
I agree with this generally. For most people I know in happy marriages it's not because they figured out exactly what they wanted and found "the one" -- as much as they love their partners there are probably a lot of people they would have been happy with.
Re:The stable marriage problem and modern dating by pc86 on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @05:10PM (#23774257)
Yes, if you're not religious it's actually pretty ridiculous to believe that there is a "perfect person" for you. To paraphrase The Office, if that were true they're probably in China or India anyway so most of the readers here are out of luck.
Re:The stable marriage problem and modern dating by vlasev on Saturday July 11, 2020 @01:28PM (#23803888)
I know this is tongue-in-cheek, but I still think it's not the right point of view. A lot of the compatibility in a long term relationship stems from shared values, experiences, interests and culture. So I think your pool of potential "perfect people" is a lot closer to home than that.