Okay, so in An Abundance of Katherines (which, and I don't want to overemphasize this or anything, but it is out right now and you should really consider purchasing it) there's a mathematical formula.

And no, you don't have to like math to like the book. In fact, as my high-school math teacher would be happy to tell you, I myself do not like math.

But anyway, there is this formula, and in the book, a guy named Colin uses the formula to predict the outcome of relationships. Basically, you can take two people in the entire world, and using the formula, you can figure out in advance who is going to dump whom.*

The formula was written by Daniel Biss, who is a real mathematician, and a very famous one, although I'm sure he would want me to tell you that just because something is created by a real mathematician does not necesarily make it real math. With the help of Christopher Palmer, we've gotten a formula online that you don't have to be a math genius to use.

That said, YOU can now use the formula to predict the future course of your own romantic relationships (using it earlier today, I learned that Kirsten Dunst would dump me if we dated). You can play with the formula here.





*Note: We do not accept responsibility for the formula's accuracy. For more on that you should read the book. However, I will say this: It sure correctly predicted Marie Ponzillo dumping me, a piece of information I could have used round about 1997.