Stories
The stories and data behind the 131,890 matches we’ve made to date.
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Second Time’s the Charm: Sarah and Beth
With a 93.7 quality percentile, Sarah and Beth beat the algorithm to the punch when it came to finding a great match on campus.
Recent Articles
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Friends, Faith, and a Five-Star Match: Eliza and Zach’s Story
Eliza and Zach knew each other peripherally through their campus ministry—but it took a nudge in the right direction for the pair to officially connect.
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Give Your Thanks, and Not Just on Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving around the corner, let's talk about gratitude, its necessity in romantic relationships, and how to most effectively express it!
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Behind the Banter, A Comfortable Friendship: Ari and Michael
UMich students Ari and Michael currently hold the record for the shortest-ever engagement after taking the Marriage Pact: a minute and a half.
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How to Know You’ve Found the One: Danny and Dea’s Story
For Stanford graduates Danny and Dea, the Marriage Pact was little more than a safety net.
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The Wax and Wane of Relationship Satisfaction
Our take on the ups and downs of relationships (everyone's got 'em).
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Effortless Connection, Effortful Love: Mei-Lan and Preston’s Story
Love is blind, they say. Meet Mei-Lan and Preston: two people who were so indisputably in love with each other that they couldn’t even see it themselves.
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When Fear is Romantic: The Psychology of Scary Movies
In the spirit of Halloween, let’s talk about the psychology behind horror and how it relates to romance.
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Would it Work Out If It Weren’t For the Distance?
Today we explore the age-old question: Is distance truly damning for relationships? Or were certain relationships just doomed from the start?
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How to Make the Honeymoon Stage Last: Lucy and Asia’s Story
There’s no better validation of your budding romance than an algorithmic guarantee that you aren’t only compatible, but a perfect 100% match.
Forget Dating Apps—the “Marriage Pact” Goes for the Long Haul
In The New Yorker Radio Hour
Young Love Marriage Pact Gets $5 Million Vote of Confidence from VC
In Bloomberg
The Kids Are Making ‘Marriage Pacts’ to Distract Themselves From Doom
In The New York Times
The dating algorithm that gives you just one match
In Vox
The Marriage Pact: What love and marriage taught us about market design
In NPR’s Planet Money