Finding the right partner is not a cakewalk. The question is whether it is even mathematically probable. The answer to this question came from the charming mathematician Hannah Fry, who in her TED talk talks about the mathematics of love and in her talk reveals the patterns by which we look for love and gives us three tips (which are mathematically verified) on how to find the perfect a person for yourself.
If you are lucky enough to find someone you want to settle down with forever, the next question is: How will they live happily ever after? Judging by the mathematician's answer Hannah Fry the answer lies in a simple mathematical formula. He says he is best long relationship predictor, how positively and negatively the couple behaves towards each other.
![Hannah Fry during a speech on the mathematics of love (she also published a book on the subject: The Mathematics of Love).](https://e7852c3a.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/eddcaad25cf331e34d366d9ae3edaaaf3989a275_2880x1620-660x371.jpg)
He relies on research in his explanation psychologist John Gottman, which is by observing couples (he observed hundreds of couples talking, recorded the words spoken, the conductivity of their skin, facial expressions, heart rate, blood pressure...) together with mathematician James Murray "invented" a crystal ball in which one can see whether a couple will divorce or not.
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Are you wondering what Frye's three tips are, how math can help you love? While he discusses partner relationships, in his sparkling speech he also gives instructions that will help you not to get caught in a spiral of negativity, which usually leads to divorce.
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