US college students are flocking to the Marriage Pact, mostly for fun, but some find lasting love

The Marriage Pact is an annual matching ritual that has become a popular staple on nearly 90 college campuses around the US. Born of an economics project by two students there, the pact involves an algorithm that rates matches based on such statements as ‘I prefer politically incorrect humour’ and ‘I pride myself on telling hard truths’. — AP

NEW YORK: It’s the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they’re not hitched by a specified future date or age.

Well, the Marriage Pact, an annual matching ritual that has become popular on nearly 90 college campuses around the US, has turned that dusty cliche into fun.