Is there an "algorithm" to maintain lasting love?
In the digital age, it seems that nothing is beyond the reach of science, even love.
Online matchmaking companies claim to have teams of scientists who can develop “love algorithms” that help find the right match and maintain lasting love. But does a secret scientific formula for love really exist?
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In a newly published research report, a group of researchers from the University of Iowa (USA) said they have found a new matchmaking method with a 40% higher success rate than conventional methods.
This method is built on the algorithms used by leading network companies and the actual activities of Internet users instead of relying on the profiles they provide themselves.
According to lead researcher Kang Zhao, Internet users' biographies are often incomplete or inaccurate, while their Internet activities often more accurately reflect each person's interests, attractions, and vices.
Based on this principle, the team extended the algorithm used for Amazon and Netflix to help participants find their perfect match.
The report comes at a time when the trend of finding love online is booming more than ever.
A 2013 Pew Research Center survey found that about 11% of Internet users, or 9% of U.S. adults, used online matchmaking services or apps to find a partner, a three-fold increase from 2008.
Of these, 66% dated someone they met online, and 23% married or had a long-term relationship with the person they met online.
In a 2012 report, Northwestern University psychologist Eli Finkel pointed out that finding love online has certain advantages but also affects real-life social relationships between people.
He asserted that there is no algorithm that predicts the possibility of success in love. The promises made by online matchmaking services can create a favorable start and shorten the time of getting to know each other, but for love to blossom, there still needs to be practical efforts from the people involved./.
According to VNA
