{"id":5819,"date":"2021-10-09T11:40:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T16:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lillyfei.com\/?p=5819"},"modified":"2021-10-09T11:40:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T16:40:57","slug":"the-soulmate-equation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lillyfei.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/09\/the-soulmate-equation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Soulmate Equation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love is not something that can be quantified. Unless it can\u2026 Jess is a single mother who doesn\u2019t have much time to devote to herself. Her focus is her daughter and definitely not dating. When she happens to meet a brooding regular, River, at her local coffee shop, she learns of his startup app. A dating app that uses genetics to match people. Jess is skeptical, but after she matches with River, even she can\u2019t deny her attraction. 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