Press

• May 5
  The Stanford DailyMarriage Pact Campus Report reveals the year’s dating trends
• Apr 2026
  Planet MoneyBookPlanet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life
• Mar 25
  The Red & BlackUGAUGA Marriage Pact turns survey to meaningful matches
• Mar 5
  The Brown Daily HeraldHow students found lasting love through Marriage Pact
• Feb 18
  The Rice ThresherMarriage Pact matching program sees record-breaking engagement on campus
• Feb 16
  The Scarlet & BlackGrinnellLove reloading… Marriage Pact back again
• Feb 15
  The Daily PrincetonianDating algorithms help students find fun, friends, and love — sometimes
• Feb 10
  The Cornell Daily SunOpinionPerfect Match Won't Find Your Cornell Soulmate
• Feb 4
  The VillanovanThe Marriage Pact: One Week Later

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• Dec 11
  The PhoenixSwarthmoreMarriage Pact Goes for Another Round
• Nov 15
  Yale Daily NewsOpinionPlaying with fate: Don't make a mockery of the Marriage Pact
• Nov 14
  The Daily NorthwesternAnnual Marriage Pact brings entertainment, self-discovery even after elimination of platonic match indication
• Nov 12
  The Baylor LariatBaylor Marriage Pact finds students a ‘perfect match’
• May 14
  The Daily Tar HeelUNCMarriage Pact report reveals data on student respondents' romances, politics
• May 8
  The CatalystColorado CollegeMarriage Pact Madness: A Recap on the CC Marriage Pact
• Apr 1
  Campus TimesRochesterI do, I don’t, I really don’t: The Marriage Pact story
• Mar 16
  The HeightsBoston CollegeComputing Compatibility: Marriage Pact Sparks Love for Some, Laughter for Others
• Mar 5
  The Williams Record‘Like Christmas morning’: Marriage Pact bestows the gift of love upon the College
• Feb 22
  The Red & BlackUGA‘Everyone has a story’: UGA Marriage Pact returns for more matchmaking
• Feb 17
  The Scarlet & BlackGrinnellLove loading … Marriage Pact comes to Grinnell
• Feb 13
  The Daily NorthwesternFor Valentine’s Day, NU students reflect on Marriage Pact experience
• Feb 12
  The Amherst StudentTrue Love or True Disappointment? Students Reflect on the 2024 Marriage Pact

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• Dec 4
  The Stanford DailyStudents meet their (Marriage Pact) match at On Call
• Nov 20
  The ObserverNotre DameStudents react to Marriage Pact results
• Nov 7
  The Cavalier DailyUVAMarriage Pact — a match made in survey
• Oct 22
  The Flat HatCollege of William & MaryFinding “the one” with zeroes and ones: Marriage Pact algorithm matches compatible students, participants share varied experiences
• Oct 3
  The PhoenixSwarthmoreMarriage Pact helps Swatties Find Friendship and Love
• Sep 25
  Student LifeWashU“If neither of us are married by the time we’re thirty…”: Marriage Pact comes to WashU
• Aug 8
  The EconomistWhy people have fallen out of love with dating apps
• May 6
  The Drew Barrymore ShowTVMeghan Trainor Made Marriage Pacts Before Meeting Husband Daryl Sabara
• Apr 13
  Fox NewsCollege students can be ‘Marriage Pact’-matched with ‘backup plan’ spouse if all else fails
• Apr 10
  Associated PressCollege students are flocking to the Marriage Pact, mostly for fun, but some find lasting love

  Also in Yahoo! News, US News and World Reports, The Toronto Star, The Seattle Times, The San Mateo Daily Journal, The Independent, The Denver Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, and 85 more

• Apr 10
  FortuneThe Marriage Pact, a Stanford economics project that has expanded to nearly 90 colleges, is disrupting dating apps by not focusing on looks
• Mar 6
  The Occidental‘Do you have a backup plan?’ The Marriage Pact at Occidental
• Mar 6
  The OccidentalOpinionOpinion: Algorithm, who should I love for eternity?
• Feb 21
  The VillanovanVillanova Marriage Pact: Will You Meet Your Match?
• Feb 7
  The DartmouthThird Time’s the Charm, or Fourth or Fifth? Dartmouth Marriage Pact’s Persistence

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• Nov 16
  The ObserverNotre DameNotre Dame Marriage Pact amasses support
• Sep 8
  The New York Times Magazine‘There Was Definitely a Thumb on the Scale to Get Boys’
• Jun 2
  The Santa ClaraMarriage Pact Gives Broncos Someone to Have and to Hold
• Mar 27
  InsiderMy college boyfriend and I made a marriage pact at Georgetown, but he cheated on me. Our breakup was a blessing.
• Mar 23
  The Emory WheelMarriage Pact facilitates community engagement — take or leave the ring
• Mar 14
  Old Gold & BlackWake ForestOpinionWhy Wake Forest students need an algorithm to find love
• Feb 14
  The Rice ThresherDating Science: Marriage Pact takes campus by storm
• Feb 10
  BestCollegesCollege Students Are Taking a New Kind of Marriage Pact

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• Dec 15
  The Drew Barrymore ShowTVDrew’s News: New dating app, “Marriage Pact”, focuses on finding life partners vs. hookups
• Nov 18
  The Colgate Maroon-NewsUnveiling the Marriage Pact Management and Algorithm
• Sep 30
  The Bowdoin OrientMarriage Pact II: Reflections and revelations about love and companionship
• Sep 29
  Business InsiderHookups are out, life partners are in. This Stanford grad is expanding a college-dating app for students focused on long-term compatibility.
• Sep 28
  The Stanford DailyMarriage Pact secures $5 million in seed funding
• Sep 21
  BloombergYoung Love Marriage Pact Gets $5 Million Vote of Confidence from VC
• Jun 17
  The New YorkerPodcastForget Dating Apps—the “Marriage Pact” Goes for the Long Haul
• Mar 9
  The Cornell Daily SunOpinionImperfect Match
• Feb 24
  Yale Daily NewsThus Went the Marriage Pact Date
• Feb 20
  The Yale HeraldOpinionThe Marriage Pact Obsession
• Jan 2
  The Stanford DailyHow the Stanford Marriage Pact spread to more than 60 campuses in a year

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• Dec 19
  InputCampus-viral Marriage Pact has bigger plans for its matchmaking algorithm
• Nov 18
  The GW HatchetStudents take optimistic outlook in second iteration of Marriage Pact
• Nov 1
  The Vermont CynicUVMOpinionMarriage Pact matches don’t need to be romantic
• Oct 1
  The Bowdoin OrientAn Algorithm for Love? Marriage Pact comes to Bowdoin
• May 19
  The New York TimesThe Algorithm of the Marriage Pact

  Also ran in 1 other outlet

• May 14
  WUSA9TVInstead of dating apps, DC college students try for perfect back-up plan
• May 6
  The HoyaGeorgetownWith Marriage Pact, Students Shoot for the Moon for Puny Chance of Love
• Apr 29
  Daily BruinUCLAMarriage Pact comes to UCLA, hoping to pair students with their perfect match
• Apr 29
  ScholasticNotre DameND Marriage Pact
• Apr 27
  Elon News NetworkWeek-long Marriage Pact survey plays matchmaker at Elon
• Apr 19
  The ObserverNotre DameFrom the Archives: Notre dating—a chronicle of campus romance
• Apr 9
  NPRPodcastStanford's 'Marriage Pact' Is Actually A Great Way To Understand Economic Markets

  Also ran in 1 other outlet

• Apr 6
  The Gainesville SunLooking for love? Marriage Pact matchmaker comes to UF
• Mar 30
  Stanford ReportAwardStanford announces 2020 Cuthbertson, Dinkelspiel and Gores awards
• Mar 21
  The HeightsBoston CollegeMarriage Pact Sparks Campus-Wide Relationships
• Mar 18
  The Middlebury CampusA match made in algorithm: 60% of students participate in the ‘Middlebury Marriage Pact’
• Mar 5
  NPRPodcastThe Marriage Pact: What love and marriage taught us about market design
• Mar 2
  The Huntington NewsNortheasternNortheastern Marriage Pact creates more than a love connection
• Feb 28
  The Charlotte ObserverOpinion‘The Marriage Pact’ and the risks we take with data
• Feb 28
  The GavelBoston CollegeMarriage Pact: Sparking New Pandemic Relationships
• Feb 23
  The Daily PrincetonianWhen The Marriage Pact came to Princeton (and matched a pair of twins)
• Feb 11
  Yale Daily NewsGhosting, Percentiles and Roommate Romance: Revisiting the Yale Marriage Pact
• Feb 8
  The Duke ChronicleMore than 4,500 Duke students fill out Marriage Pact to try to find a perfect match
• Feb 3
  The Daily NorthwesternPodcastNU Declassified: Unpacking the Marriage Pact—Data or Destiny?
• Feb 3
  The Duke ChronicleLove at first algorithm: Finding my gay soulmate

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• Dec 21
  Tufts NowAmid Uncertainty, Even a Distant ‘I Do’ Strikes a Chord
• Dec 5
  North by NorthwesternNorthwestern’s Marriage Pact matches nearly 3,000 students via computer algorithm
• Dec 2
  The Tufts DailyHalf of undergraduate student body completes Marriage Pact, almost 3,000 receive matches
• Nov 23
  WTNH News 8TVYale students take a shot at love with ‘Marriage Pact’ questionnaire
• Oct 14
  Yale Daily NewsNew matchmaking form facilitates 1,300 possible marriages at Yale
• Feb 24
  Really, Bro?Podcast40. Broentine’s Day
• Jan 29
  The Stanford DailyStanford Marriage Pact releases second annual Campus Report

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• Jul 11
  VoxThe dating algorithm that gives you just one match: The Marriage Pact is designed to help college students find their perfect ‘backup plan’
• Feb 19
  The Stanford DailyInside the Stanford Marriage Pact

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• Dec 5
  The Stanford DailyStanford Marriage Pact takes second stab at mastering love algorithm
• Nov 8
  The Stanford DailyStanford Marriage Pact announces second year of experiment
• Aug 14
  L'ObsLa drague dans la Silicon Valley: ‘Tu peux faire passer mon CV à Mark Zuckerberg?’
• Feb 13
  Stanford MagazineIf Romance Goes Sideways, This Algorithm Might Help

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• Dec 1
  The Stanford Daily’Marriage Pact’ pairs students off using Nobel Prize algorithm