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The science of love.

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Decoding Love: Why It Takes Twelve Frogs to Find a Prince, and Other Revelations from the Science of Attraction, By Andrew Tress. Penguin Group, New York, 2009. 272pp., $24.95. ISBN: 978-1-58333-331-0

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THE MATH IS A BIT CONVOLUTED, but if you're looking for your soul mate, it boils down to this: you'll need to date about ten people to find "the one." Throw in a couple extra for good measure, sure, but don't go overboard--too many choices will leave you with overarching expectations and unsatisfying results.

To children (or grandchildren) of the Great Depression-era logic that exalts the value of the "leave no stone unturned" bargain hunt, it probably seems a bit backwards, but while digging up the best deal may make good financial sense, it's bad advice for seekers of wedded bliss.

What exactly is wedded bliss anyway? What makes us happy in a relationship? What makes us love, marry, and then divorce? Why do some couples make it for half a century or more while others never even see a first anniversary?

In a fascinating romp through the bedrooms and bar rooms of our increasingly befuddled and lamented singles' scene, Andrew Trees shares the latest from scientific studies in evolution, economics, consumerism, psychology and even immunology and turns up a big romantic whammy--we aren't who...

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