It should be noted that this method only maximizes your chance of getting the best one, it doesn't take into account that the second best is much better than th

It should be noted that this method only maximizes your chance of getting the best one, it doesn't take into account that the second best is much better than the worst. 37% of the time you use this method, you're just stuck with the last one you meet. If you want to get as good of a wife as you can, only pass up √n before choosing the next one that is better. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem