The argument misses a major factor: the opportunity cost of spending a chunk of your life dating someone who isn't right for you. Given that the article is wri

The argument misses a major factor: the opportunity cost of spending a chunk of your life dating someone who isn't right for you. Given that the article is written from the perspective of the asker and seems not to notice the potential downside of dating the wrong person, I wonder if the writer is male. I could be wrong, but I suspect it is the more likely possibility.