Editing 314: Dating Pools
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Megan is upset because she is apparently older than 26, and among people who marry, {{w|median|half}} do so below 26. The intuitive conclusion is that the number of potential partners is decreasing as time goes on. | Megan is upset because she is apparently older than 26, and among people who marry, {{w|median|half}} do so below 26. The intuitive conclusion is that the number of potential partners is decreasing as time goes on. | ||
− | The | + | The [http://onehalfplusseven.com Half Plus Seven Rule] is an unwritten rule that asserts that it is creepy to date anyone who is younger than half your age plus 7 years. For example, a 50-year-old dating someone who is younger than 32 (50/2 + 7 = 32) would be considered creepy. As the graph shows, there is a lower limit and an upper limit. |
*The lower limit defines the minimum age of your partner in order that ''you'' are not considered creepy. | *The lower limit defines the minimum age of your partner in order that ''you'' are not considered creepy. | ||
*The upper limit defines the maximum age of your partner in order that ''they'' are not considered creepy. | *The upper limit defines the maximum age of your partner in order that ''they'' are not considered creepy. | ||
− | The lower limit can be defined as '' | + | The lower limit can be defined as ''y'' = ''x''/2 + 7 in which ''x'' is your age and ''y'' is the minimum age of your partner. The upper limit can be defined as ''y'' = 2(''x'' − 7) in which ''x'' is your age and ''y'' is the maximum age of your partner. |
As age increases, the age range of potential non-creepy partners widens. At 26, the range of non-creepy partners is 18 years (20- to 38-year-olds). At 50, it is 54 years (32 to 86 years old). | As age increases, the age range of potential non-creepy partners widens. At 26, the range of non-creepy partners is 18 years (20- to 38-year-olds). At 50, it is 54 years (32 to 86 years old). | ||
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At age 14, you can only date people your own age. The same also works with infinity, but even {{w|Methuselah}} died once. | At age 14, you can only date people your own age. The same also works with infinity, but even {{w|Methuselah}} died once. | ||
− | While the application of this rule actually reduces the number of potential matches further, [[Cueball]] presents it in a positive way | + | While the application of this rule actually reduces the number of potential matches further, [[Cueball]] presents it in a positive way. By showing that there are whole swathes of people who she couldn't marry in the first place without being in a creepy relationship, and that as her age increases, the range of non-creepy partners increases, combined with {{w|United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau}} data, Cueball shows that her eligible dating pool is in fact still increasing. |
Megan notes that graph-making nerds like Cueball may have a hard time finding dates, but this is refuted by the title text. | Megan notes that graph-making nerds like Cueball may have a hard time finding dates, but this is refuted by the title text. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Megan is sitting on the ground with her elbows on her knees and her hands on her chin.] | :[Megan is sitting on the ground with her elbows on her knees and her hands on her chin.] | ||
− | :Megan: This sucks. The median first marriage age is 26. The | + | :Megan: This sucks. The median first marriage age is 26. The pools of singles is shrinking. I'm running out of time. |
:Cueball: Actually, not quite. | :Cueball: Actually, not quite. | ||
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:Cueball: I did some analysis of this with the Census Bureau numbers just last weekend. Your dating pool actually <u>grows</u> until middle age. So don't fret so much! | :Cueball: I did some analysis of this with the Census Bureau numbers just last weekend. Your dating pool actually <u>grows</u> until middle age. So don't fret so much! | ||
− | :[The first chart is | + | :[The first chart is labelled Singles, and is a decreasing graph. The second graph is labelled Dating Pool, and is a bell curve.] |
:Megan: Did your analysis say anything about the dating prospects of people who spend weekends at home making graphs? | :Megan: Did your analysis say anything about the dating prospects of people who spend weekends at home making graphs? |