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The problem in dating (and arguably also in the secretary problem) is that the criteria for selecting a person are not so clear to most of the people and may no
by ChrisCinelli 6y ago
The problem in dating (and arguably also in the secretary problem) is that the criteria for selecting a person are not so clear to most of the people and may not be so easy to assess.
My not optimal algorithm has been to have at least 2 lists of attributes you want in your partner. I had 3. One is the "MUST HAVE" (or deal breakers), another one for the IMPORTANT ones, the last one was the "NICE TO HAVE".
I stopped when I found someone with all MUST HAVE and most of the IMPORTANT ones.
I have been married for 10+ years =)
- tzs 6y agoI don't see how unclear criteria would be an issue in the secretary problem. For the secretary problem you only need to be able to answer the question "if I had to hire one of person 1, 2, 3, ..., k would it be person k?". Most people can do that without having a clear idea of what their actual criteria are. > I have been married for 10+ years =) That's sensible. Assume you want to be married for 40+ years. Applying reasoning similar to that of the secretary problem to determining how long you should stay married to your current partner before divorcing and marrying someone else, you've got another 5 years in the baseline establishment stage. :-)