Your inputs
$
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Per week
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Per month
Time you are never getting back
0
days of your life
0
Netflix episodes
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full nights sleep
0
gym sessions missed
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books you couldve read
Your dating therapist weighs in
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Dr. Beverly Kline — Licensed Romantic Pessimist, PhD
Alternative companionship analysis
Dating humans
Unreliable. Ghosting. "I'm not looking for anything serious." Left on read. Situationships.
vs
Golden Retriever
Loyal. Always thrilled to see you. Zero mixed signals. Annual cost ~$1,500. No games.
With your annual dating budget you could fund 0 years of premium dog ownership — or own 0 dogs simultaneously. Both are superior outcomes.
Global economic context
What that money could buy instead
Combo deals — or: the road not taken
What car you could drive instead
After 6 years of redirecting your dating budget into a car fund (0% interest, zero romantic disappointments), you could afford:
Big Mac Index
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Big Macs per year
Netflix eps (45 min)0
Therapy sessions0
Red Bulls consumed0
Sad playlists made0
Pints of ice cream0
Avg. Big Mac ~$5.99 USD (2025 est). Updates live as you type.
Relationship ROI
–94%
Estimated return on investment
What your future self thinks
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Invested from age 22 to retirement (65)