Episode 250: Why people get married when they do

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


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