I think it’s safe to say most of us have watched an episode or three of Married at First Sight and revelled in the trainwreck that is completely mismatched couples.
While the self-proclaimed ‘love experts’ say these couples have been paired using some sort of scientific match-making calculation, how much science actually goes into these sometimes extremely problematic matches?
According to Cosmos science journalist and shameless MAFS fan Petra Stock, there are a number of ways these love experts determine the show’s matches.
Firstly, there’s the sniff test. YEP! You read that right. Singles are asked to wear the same shirt to bed for a week, while following a particular set of rules including not wearing deodorant and staying away from spicy food, before bagging the item in a zip lock bag and sending it in for potential love matches to take a whiff.
Cosmos magazine journalist Petra Stock breaks down whether science can help to determine a person’s love match. Tune into the full chat below…