Dr. David K. Smith of the Mathematical Statistics and Operational Research Department of the University of Exeter formulated this deceptively simple yet enormously useful rule applicable to all areas of life:
"Once you have seen 37% of, for example, job application forms, a coherent picture of the ideal employee is built up and the next person to fulfill these criteria gets the job."
Dr. Peter Todd, addressing the search for The One, put forward an abbreviated approach.
He suggested that a typical person should count up to about a dozen potential partners, and then start hunting seriously.
"The first dozen will provide enough information to make a suitable choice from those who follow."
Now close the deal and live happily ever after.
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