Birth order: Does your place in the family shape your love life?

Move over online dating algorithms — your place in the family is the latest way to predict a successful relationship, according to social media.  But should we take it seriously?  

Birth order theory suggests that being the oldest, middle, youngest or only child in your family significantly impacts your personality

Traditional matchmakers determined the romantic unions of the past. 

Tinder’s algorithm plays a part in countless couplings in the present. But now there may be another way to choose a partner.