The Best Dating Strategy Isn't to Latch on to Someone, but to Play the Field

In an ideal world, you don't want to just settle down with the first person who shows you any interest at all. So what you can do is set this up as though it's like a math problem. You've got a number of opportunities lined up in a row, sort of chronologically lined up. And your task is you want to stop at the perfect time. The mathematically best strategy is if you spend the first thirty seven per cent of your dating life just having a nice time and not taking anything too seriously. Then after that period has passed, you then settle down with the next person who comes along better than every one you've seen before....