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February 13, 2009

Strange But True!

Q. “Polyamory” is out there, though it doesn't exactly abound in modern love life. Yet there's one fundamental statistical problem for which it can seem an all-too-ready solution. Can you define this word and problem?

A. Millions today are in search of romantic love, in the U.S. alone some 46 million single women and 38 million single men over the age of 18, says Helen Fisher in “Why We Love.” Do the math and you can easily see the problem — not enough partners to go around.


 
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