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. The Marriage Pact, an annual matching ritual that has become popular on college campuses around the U.S., has led a few couples to lasting love.
<p>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.
 Born of an economics project by two students, the pact involves an algorithm that rates matches based on such statements as &quot;I prefer politically incorrect humor&quot; and &quot;I pr
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