Can you put a number on love?

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    Few rules dominate the dating world as much as “divide by two and add seven.” But where did that rule even come from, and does it hold up today? Harry looks at the history of the age gaps in relationships and tries to find out whether the math actually works out for couples.

    Period19 Oct 2021

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    • TitleCan you put a number on love?
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletCNN
      Media typeRadio
      Country/TerritoryUnited States
      Date19/10/21
      DescriptionFew rules dominate the dating world as much as “divide by two and add seven.” But where did that rule even come from, and does it hold up today? Harry looks at the history of the age gaps in relationships and tries to find out whether the math actually works out for couples.
      Producer/AuthorHarry Enten
      URLhttps://edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/margins-of-error/episodes/bfca713f-78dc-4c50-b23f-adc500e05c65
      PersonsLara McKenzie
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    Keywords

    • age-dissimilar relationships
    • love
    • relationships
    • anthropology
    • sociology
    • Australia