Love In The Time Of Calculations

C-3PO: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1.
Han Solo: Never tell me the odds.

Han on a first date
Photo courtesy Balakov, via creative commons license.

Divorce is so prevalent nowadays that getting married at all sometimes seems like successfully navigating an asteroid field. So how do you know if your True Love will stand the test of time? Well you’re in luck, because divorce360.com has put together a handy dandy Kreskin-like marriage calculator to tell you the precise odds that you will get divorced. It’s absolutely, positively better than a magic eight ball.

And what if you want to know whether it’s worth it to get married at all? Modern Science has seen this to this too, with an online calculator to tell you the financial consequences of getting married (that is, if you make less than $40k a year).

Wish you could take this vital information with you when you’re out and about?  Well, of course there’s an IPhone app for that too.

iphone screen shot

For those who have no desire to get married, you may still get stuck going to weddings, and the inevitable gift expectations that follow. But how much should you give? Forget Dear Abby. Just visit the Wedding Gift Calculator from ihateweddings.com.

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