A Scientific Formula for Love?

The New York Times says that scientists have discovered an algorithm to find out who's into you.

In a perfect combo of academic psychologists and online dating services, the experts are going high tech where before we had relied on hand written notes or flowers. Sites like eharmony claim to use this fool proof (although not peer reviewed or statistically significant) science to match you up with your one and only.... as long as you want to pay $60 per month and aren't gay.

Over 16 million Americans are dating online. That's out of the 92 million Americans 18 and over who are not married. (Which means, of course, those who are married AND online dating are not part of this sample.)

I know six or seven people who have used Match.com, an online dating company, and of these friends and acquaintances, at least one couple has gotten married! (But you know, they met on the internet....)

I think it's officially not weird to use an online dating service. Would I do it? Well, I just think the odds of finding someone I connect with would be abysmally low. A combination of high standards and a near certainty that no man I've ever dated seriously has had an online profile. (That I know of.) But I'm not ruling it out.

Has anyone gone on a date with someone they met online? We would love to hear your stories.