We all studied mathematics in school, but much of what we learnt is not applicable to our day-to-day lives. There is, however, a whole other field of mathematics that we were not taught – the math of life. These are the prime equations and proofs that anyone should know, as they apply to life, love, and the pursuit of happiness.

OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + Smart employee   =   Profit

Smart boss + Dumb employee   =   Production

Dumb boss + Smart employee   =   Promotion

Dumb boss + Dumb employee   =   Overtime

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS   

Smart man + Smart woman         =   Romance

Smart man + Dumb woman      =   Affair

Dumb man + Smart woman     =   Marriage

Dumb man + Dumb woman      =   Pregnancy

SHOPPING PROOFS

A man will pay $2 - for a $1 item he needs.

A woman will pay $1 - for a $2 item that she doesn't need.

General Formulas:

HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man - you must understand him a lot and love him a little.

To be happy with a woman - you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.



LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single men,
but married men are a lot more willing to die.



PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change - but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change - but she does.

GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
(Then she worries about the husband...)
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who finds such a man.

DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
 
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.