Episode 250: Why people get married when they do
November 12, 2022
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Episode 250 · November 12, 2022
Episode 250: Why people get married when they do
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Episode 250: Why people get married when they do
Summary
This talk will be a continuation of my previous episode ”When are men and women most attractive?” So be sure to listen to that one first. In this episode, I’ll be taking some of the results discussed in the peer-reviewed article ”Aspirational pursuit of mates in online dating markets” (link below) one step further, namely: by advancing my own hypothesis on why people get married when they do. Given the data on perceived desirability across the lifespan, it makes sense from a game theory perspective that women would push for long-term commitment while the desirability gap still favors them. The data show that this gap switches preference around 30 years of age. Is it just a coincidence that the median age of women at first marriage in the US is 29 years-old?
”Aspirational pursuit of mates in online dating markets”: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aap9815
#marriage #dating #relationship
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