The Marriage Pact, a national questionnaire service, is available to Elon students until April 28, when it will match students with similar interests and values through an algorithm. The Marriage Pact is a questionnaire that matches college students based on their similar interests.

How does marriage pact algorithm work?

The Marriage Pact algorithm uses a participants answers to their survey to match them up with what the algorithm deems as their “perfect match.” The questions, a combination of tried and true questions already built into the algorithm and a few more Princeton-specific questions, cover everything from politics to

What is the marriage pact Stanford?

It started as an undergraduate assignment: Two Stanford students, tasked with a final for an economics class, made a dating questionnaire that aimed to illuminate the factors governing the romantic market. They playfully called it the “Marriage Pact.” Admittedly, the “marriage” part is a joke — or at least optional.

Can you get married as friends?

At the moment, though, friendship is not recognized by law. And only a handful of states allow friends to gain legal recognition through registration as domestic partners. These include Maine, Maryland and Colorado. However, any two consenting adults — regardless of their genders — can get married in the U.S.

Why do people get platonically married?

Couples make a platonic commitment for different reasons. Maybe theyre disillusioned with romantic love and theyre ready to start a family with someone they love and trust, without the complications that sexual desire can bring. “Some people may not want to get married to a romantic partner,” says Leadingham.