How Long Will It Take for You to Meet Your Soulmate?

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By: Zoe Samuel

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

In ancient Greece, Aristophanes, student of Plato, put forth a thesis that all humans were created with two sets of arms, two sets of legs and a head with two faces. The Greek gods, jealous of man and affronted by his pride, decided to punish the human race by splitting us up into genders. In this way, single souls were split apart, and one day they had to come back together to be whole. Thus was born the idea of the soulmate.

Today, finding a soulmate is a game of odds. Science argues that the definition of "soulmate" is probably more a ballpark definition, not a specific person. Even if your ideal mate could be any one of a million people in the whole world, that's a lot of people you will likely never come across. This enters us into the so-called "fussy suitor problem"; when do you stop dating and decide the person in front of you is the one?

One rejects the majority of the people they date (almost by definition), but science says that after rejecting the first 37% of lifetime suitors, the next one will, statistically speaking, be better than the rest. It's not totally foolproof, but it works better than random selection, so perhaps we should all reject the first run of people we date, and then settle down with the first person we meet after who makes us think, "Yeah, I don't want to scream every time I see your face" when we see them.

Or you can keep what you're doing. What does science know, anyway? Well, science is here to help you. Take this quiz and we'll find out when you'll find your soulmate!

Where do your standards for a romantic partner come from?

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How similar are you to your ideal soulmate?

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Do you making dating a priority?

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How one of a kind are you?

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How important to you is your soulmate's religion?

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How high are your personal standards?

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How many relatives have to approve of your soulmate?

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How forgiving are you?

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How important is it that your soulmate work in a specific industry other than yours?

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How much do you value discipline?

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How important is it your soulmate makes a specific salary?

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How systematic is your approach to finding your soulmate?

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How athletic must your soulmate be?

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How judgmental are you?

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How attractive must the face of your soulmate be?

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How concrete are your life goals?

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How rich must the family of your soulmate be?

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How well defined are your values?

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How important is it that your soulmate listen to the same music as you?

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How ambitious are your life goals?

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How important is it that your soulmate reads the same books as you?

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How much time do you put into being kind?

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How important is it that your soulmate likes the same movies as you?

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How much time do you put into looking attractive?

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How important is it that your soulmate share your views on when and how to have children?

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How much time on a first date do you need to know if there will be a second date?

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How important is it that your soulmate's voice sound a specific way?

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How many dates do you go on per week?

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How much time are you committing to your soulmate hunt, on a daily basis?

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How much do you want to meet your soulmate?

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