No doubt you've heard that the lines on your palm, your birth date, and the order in which you pick through a set of tarot cards can each reveal your destiny. Believers in astrology and numerology will defend their predictive choices to the end. Well, now, we learn that the flavour ice cream youchoose as your favourite can give clues to your personality... as well as offer insights into your romantic compatibility. Imagine if the "coolest" place to find your perfect match is in your supermarket freezer aisle! Welcome to the wild, wacky world of flavourology.

A recent study collected a representative sample of 60 subjects and gave them a series of psychological tests. Although they found that some personality types gravitate toward a particular flavour, they couldn't explain why. The doctor in charge of this study insists that his results have scientific validity. We believe you should consider them with the same seriousness you give to the day's horoscope... a not- to- be- taken- too- seriously fun way to get the inside scoop on friends and family.

Next time you're standing in front of the ice cream freezer, consider what it means if you choose:

Vanilla- Vanilla fans are anything but bland. They are impulsive risk takers and set high goals for themselves. They rely more on intuition than logic and are extremely close with their families. They go for other vanilla lovers.

Chocolate - Chocoholics tend to be creative and dramatic and gravitate toward being named the life of the party. Watch out though, they get bored easily. Chocolate lovers match well with those who favour mint chip. Those who go for double chocolate chunk tend to be seductive, well dressed, intuitive and enjoy intimate relationships.

Strawberry - Those who love this flavour are usually thoughtful, self-critical and detail oriented. They like to stay behind the scenes and out of the limelight. A bit shy, they tend to follow more easily than they lead. When they commit to a relationship (they like those who favour chocolate chip ice cream), they are loyal and supportive.

Chocolate Chip - These generous, accomplished folks are go-getters and intolerant of defeat. Visionaries and conquerors, many become industry leaders. These are the guys voted most likely to succeed.

Mint Chocolate chip - These are ambitious, confident, stubborn realists who fall for others who share their flavour preference.

Coffee - Coffee fans are dramatic and flirtatious, passionate and overcommitted. Because they thrive on exciting ventures, sometimes they tend to start new projects before finishing old ones. They match up well with strawberry lovers.

Rocky Road -These guys tend to be charming in social situations and aggressive in business. They respond better to encouragement than criticism (who doesn't?).

Banana - The most flattering personality profile of all...the perfect partner, parent or child! We're sure that the fact that this happens to be the favourite of the neurologist who ran the study is purely coincidental!