Cu toate acestea, chiar el, cel care a descoperit cât de grea este găsirea sufletului-pereche, urmează să se căsătorească. În 2010, atunci când a realizat acest calcul, Backus ajunsese la concluzia că în Marea Britanie, pentru el există doar 26 de femei care să se potrivească pe preferinţele sale în privinţa vârstei, educaţiei şi fizicului.
În aceşti trei ani, Peter a întâlnit-o pe Rose, una dintre cele 26 femei pe care spera să aibă ocazia să le cunoască, şi acum urmează să se căsătorească cu ea, semn că nu e motiv de disperare în ciuda cifrelor care pot speria. „Am întâlnit-o pe Rose la o cină cu nişte prieteni, era amica unui prieten”, a povestit Backus.
Metoda prin care Backus calculase probabilităţile a fost ecuaţia Drake, creată de astronomul Frank Drake în 1961 pentru a afla numărul estimativ de civilizaţii extraterestre care există în Calea Lactee.
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