<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Relationships on vinay thakur</title><link>https://vtmade.netlify.app/tags/relationships/</link><description>Recent content in Relationships on vinay thakur</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><managingEditor>vpst18@gmail.com (Vinay Thakur)</managingEditor><webMaster>vpst18@gmail.com (Vinay Thakur)</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://vtmade.netlify.app/tags/relationships/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>18,528 Country Pairs. Most Have Never Made a Couple.</title><link>https://vtmade.netlify.app/writing/country-pairs-couples/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><author>vpst18@gmail.com (Vinay Thakur)</author><guid>https://vtmade.netlify.app/writing/country-pairs-couples/</guid><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So it became a short project. Define the variables. Gather the data. Build a framework. Score every possible pairing. Report what the numbers say about human connection&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;There are 193 UN-recognised sovereign nations. That produces 18,528 unique country pairings. For the vast majority, no intermarriage data has ever been collected. The question is not which pair has the lowest marriage rate. It is which pair has the lowest &amp;ldquo;probability&amp;rdquo; that a marriage could occur.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>