Mathematics is probably not a subject that many people find sexy, but it could hold the key to finding true love.
数学对于很多人来讲可能并不性感，但它却是助你找到真爱的重点。
Mathematicians have developed a series of theories that can help people find the perfect partner.
数学家们推理出一系列定理来帮助大家找到完美的另一半。
These include tips such as not trying to hide the less attractive parts of your appearance in your online dating profile pictures and looking for people who had fewer colds as a child.
这类定理小知识包含：不要试图在自己在线约会的简历上掩盖我们的外在不足;探寻儿时极少感冒的对象。
They have also proposed mathematical approaches to finding the perfect wife or husband - by not choosing to settle down until after the age of 22 years old.
他们同时用数学办法建议大伙，要探寻完美的老公或老婆，请勿在22岁前稳定下来。
Dr Hannah Fry, a lecturer at University College London and author of a new book on The Mathematics of Love, outlined the theories at the Oxford Literary Festival.
Hannah Fry博士，来自伦敦学院大学的学者，同时也是这本名为《爱情数学》的新书作者，在牛津文化节上罗列了一系列的定理。
She said that choosing friends who are slightly less attractive than you when going out looking for love could also bring advantages.
她说：选择比自己魔力小的人一同出去猎艳对自己来讲更有优势。
This is known as the Discreet Choice Theory, where the presence of an irrelevant alternative can change how you view your choices.
这就是小心选择理论，当毫不相干的替代者出现时会改变大家做选择的想法。
THE MATHEMATICS OF FINDING TRUE LOVE
找到真爱的数学办法
In her book, Dr Hannah Fry suggest a number of techniques to help people find true love.
在她的书中，Hannah Fry博士提供了一系列帮助大家探寻真爱的方法。
Have friends who are less attractive than you: Known as Discreet Choice Theory, the idea is that if there are two women - A and B - who men rank as being equally attractive, if a third woman comes along who looks like a less attractive version of woman A, then woman A becomes more popular with the men.
与比你魔力小的人交友：以小心选择定理而闻名，这个主意表明假如同时有两个个女性-A和B，在男性的眼中她们的魔力相同，假如此时出现第三个女性，而她等于是A的翻版但魔力却不及A，那样A女在男性的眼中就会变得更有魔力，更受青睐。
Highlight your flaws: Analysis from dating websites has shown that often it is not those who are rated the 'most attractive' who get the most responses from other users.
亮出你的缺点：据社交网站剖析，一般最有魔力的人总是得到来自其它用户的反应并非最多的。
Instead it appears to be those that divide opinion - so those that have something that sets them apart from the rest of the crowds.
相反，那些与大众视线不一样的人反而更受关注-由于他们独一无二。
Men with bald heads, for example, should not wear a hat to cover their pate as their lack of hair will be attractive to some. Those who are overweight should also not use clever photo cropping to hide what they perceive as flaws.
比如，秃顶的男性不应该带帽子来遮住他们的头，由于头发少或许在某些人眼中是非常有魔力的。对于那些有一点超重的人也不该用图片美化编辑器来裁剪自己觉得是缺点的地方。
This means people who find these traits attractive will face less competition than messaging those who have 'perfect' profile pictures.
这意味着感觉这类特质非常有魔力的人可以少花浪费时间间在那些简历照片完美的人身上。
This formula produced by psychologist John Gottmann and mathematician James Murray predicts how positive or negative a wife and husband will be when they respond in the next turn of a conversation. The most successful couples are those that allow each other to complain and don't let trivial problems build up.
这个公式是由心理学家John Gottmann和数学家James Murray一同完成的，预示了老婆和老公在下一段对话中会有多么正面或消极。最成功的夫妇是允许他们抱怨并不会让生活琐事升级成紧急问题的人。
Choose 'healthy' looking partners: Dr Fry also explained that looking for those who tend to be heathlier are also likely to be more attractive.
选择面相健康的伴侣：Fry博士同时讲解道选择那些更健康的人，由于他们可能更有魔力。
Don't settle down until 37% of your 'dating period' has past: The Optimal STOPping Period theory dictates that people should only start looking for the partner they want to settle down with after 37 per cent of their 'dating period' has past.
不要安定下来，直到你约会部分的37%都已经过去：这个最好安定时期理论告诉大家，假如要开始探寻一个安定下来的伴侣，就选择当你约会时期的37%为时间截点。
If, for example, they are looking to get married by the age of 35 years old, and start dating from the age of 15, they should discount all partners they have before the age of 22.4 years old.
举例，倘若大家计划35岁结婚，而15岁就开始约会了，那样大家应该将22.4岁前所有些情侣都按比率优惠。
After this time has past, marry the first 'best' partner you get: After the 37 per cent period has past, Dr Fry said people should marry the first partner they find that is better than any that came before.
当这期间过去，选择你遇见的第一个最好伴侣结婚：Fry博士说道，37%的约会时期过去后，你应该选择第一个比其它任何之前的伴侣都好的伴侣来结婚。
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