Researchers from Northwestern University say if you count up how many times you and your man use the words and, but, and for in a conversation, you'll know your compatability. If the number of times he says those words is close to the number of times you say them, there's a high chance that you're a good match. Quite a random study on relationship compatibility if you ask me, but hey, students need something to do!
So how'd they come to this conclusion? They observed 187 subjects speed dating and correctly predicted which couples would be a match at the end of the event. They also read instant message conversations and again, made accurate predictions, this time about who would be together after three months and who wouldn't. And lastly, the team analyzed letters between famous couples, such as Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, and the similarities or lack of similarities of small word use in their exchanges backed up the researchers' conclusions.
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