08-16-2006, 03:28 PM
Quote:Does this mean that, mathematically speaking, I can get married to someone and we'll never argue? :w00t:
Let's play with some off-topic theory craft math to answer that question.
Let's assume that a standard marriage faces (arbitrarily) 1,000 constraints per partner.
Let's also assume that for each constraint pair, the likelihood of an argument arising per day (you do love each other) is 1:1,000,000,000 (highly compatible).
That gives a 69.4% likelihood that you'll have zero fights per year.
Approaching it another way:
Let's assume the following:
There is one 'perfect' person for everyone.
A marriage faces 1,000 constraints per person.
All constraint-pairs must be 'compatibile' for a pair to 'never argue'.
There are 6.5billion people.
The odds that a given constraint-pair is compatible is thus: 1:40,164
Humorous, but useless. lol
More realistically. If you don't want to argue, marry a blind-deaf-mute serving a life sentence in a foreign country with no visitation rights. Problem solved, everyone wins.
-Kershner