I knew I should have paid more attention in math class.

Oxford Professor, James Murray, claims he has developed a mathematical model to predict divorce, according to an AFP article.

Murray and his team studied 700 new marriages for a twelve year period.  They filmed the couples discussing issues like sex or money for fifteen minutes.  Then they gave grades for each statement.  Humor and affection got positive scores.  Anger or defensiveness got negative scores.

The scores were used to predict the likelihood of divorce.  The couples were then contacted every two years to see if they were still together or not.   The results?  Murray’s formula was correct 94% of the time.

Tags: Divorce, James Murray, Marriage, Money, Oxford, sex

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