Everyone has been there, the thought of whether or not it was worth it to stay in that relationship that you have been in that has gone a little sour. There is that probability that you could leave the other one and get over the relationship. There is the probability that the other person could leave you and then you are left with nothing. Or the other options  are that the relationship could get better and things will move on like they were before.

With the above situation we kind of see an application of game theory. The two people are trying to get the maximum benefit to how they see the situation can turn out. Unfortunately there is not a chart showing the best outcomes and rarely can we see the pure Equilibrium choice in this game. The relationship does incorporate many of the different types of “games” that we see in game theory. We have the Prisoner’s Dilemma in break ups. We have the “couple’s game” in which they try to decide if they would like to watch a movie and either they both agree on one that shares their interests or one wins with the other one bored to tears.  These and many more make the actual “relationship” of two people seem to be a lot more complex than it already was.

http://thoughtstreak.wordpress.com/major-old-posts/applying-game-theory-into-everyday-life/

The link above has an interesting flow chart that shows kind of what this post is stating.