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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!
-:[The first chart is labeled "Singles" and is a decreasing graph. The second graph is labeled Dating Pool, and is a bell curve.]
+:[The first chart is labeled "Singles" and is a decreasing graph. The second graph is labeled Dating Pool, and is a curve with a small rise in the middle.]
 :Megan: Did your analysis say anything about the dating prospects of people who spend weekends at home making graphs?

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 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).
-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. An analogue occurs with infinity where infinitely old people can only date other infinitely old people, but if we use age as a {{w|hyperreal number}}, we still get variation. However, this is moot because 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 by showing that there are whole swathes of people who she couldn't marry in the first place without being in a creepy relationship. But, as her age increases, the range of non-creepy partners also increases. Combined with {{w|United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau}} data for how many people exist within any such range, Cueball shows that her eligible dating pool is in fact still increasing.

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 *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 ''f(x)'' = ''x''/2 + 7 in which ''x'' is your age and ''f(x)'' is the minimum age of your partner. The upper limit can be defined as f^-1(x) = 2(''x'' &minus; 7) in which ''x'' is your age and ''f^-1(x)'' is the maximum age of your partner.
+The lower limit can be defined as ''f(x)'' = ''x''/2 + 7 in which ''x'' is your age and ''f(x)'' is the minimum age of your partner. The upper limit can be defined as f<sup>-1</sup>(x) = 2(''x'' &minus; 7) in which ''x'' is your age and ''f<sup>-1</sup>(x)'' 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).

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 ==Explanation==
 [[File:half-plus-seven.png|right|Half Plus Seven Rule]]
-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 {{w|Age disparity in sexual relationships#%22Half-your-age-plus-seven%22_rule|Half Plus Seven Rule}} is a 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.
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 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. But, as her age increases, the range of non-creepy partners also increases. Combined with {{w|United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau}} data for how many people exist within any such range, 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 Cueball claims otherwise in the title text, using this supposed date as an excuse to avoid going into more detail on his analysis.
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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.
-The Half Plus Seven Rule is a 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 {{w|Age disparity in sexual relationships#%22Half-your-age-plus-seven%22_rule|Half Plus Seven Rule}} is a 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.