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Now that you mention it: http://www.slate.com/id/2188684/?from=rss http://www.slate.com/id/2188684/?from=rss Summary: Game theory predicts the phenomenon that

by etal 18y ago

Now that you mention it: http://www.slate.com/id/2188684/?from=rss http://www.slate.com/id/2188684/?from=rss Summary: Game theory predicts the phenomenon that decent single men in their 30s and older are so much more scarce than similarly qualified women. Dating is compared to an auction, where women are bidding on men. Surprisingly, "strong bidders" (those with more resources) don't snatch up all the best items; "weak bidders" do. So attractive, confident, motivated hold out during their 20s while lesser women snatch up the best men, leaving single women in their 30s in a situation resembling "Sex and the City".

ardit33 18y ago
I have to say that there is a huge flaw in that article and thinking. Women in their 30s lose their looks really fast. (unless you have plastic surgery, botox, etc.), women just look better on their mid 20s. These great "women", hold on for their perfect partner, but they don't realise that their value is diminishing in time, and in their 30s they are no near as valuable than in their 20s, hence they will Have to setle for somebody less, or stay single forever. Sorry if the above paragraph comes out too callous, comparing women to something with an expiration like milk, but the truth is that looks matter, and that there is a real biological "expiration" date on women, if they want to be mothers. Guys just don't have this limitation.
- blurry 18y ago
  If only it were true. Yes, biologically speaking, women have an "expiration" date. However, no less biologically speaking, men need women to mate with, and therein lies a problem. If you cannot find a woman to mate with, your ability to have children is zero, and seeing as young ladies do not go for older gentlemen unless said gentlemen are wealthy (a negligibly small percentage of the population) the end result for men and women is zero sum game. Sorry if the above paragraph comes out too callous, comparing men to walking wallets, but the truth is, money does matter, and in the end a man is only as good as his money, if he wants someone to marry him. Women just don't have this limitation. P.S. I hope it's clear that the last paragraph was a parody on the post above. Personally, I think reducing women to their looks and men to their wallets is ridiculous. I was just illustrating a point.

by etal 18y ago

ardit33 18y ago

I have to say that there is a huge flaw in that article and thinking. Women in their 30s lose their looks really fast. (unless you have plastic surgery, botox, etc.), women just look better on their mid 20s. These great "women", hold on for their perfect partner, but they don't realise that their value is diminishing in time, and in their 30s they are no near as valuable than in their 20s, hence they will Have to setle for somebody less, or stay single forever. Sorry if the above paragraph comes out too callous, comparing women to something with an expiration like milk, but the truth is that looks matter, and that there is a real biological "expiration" date on women, if they want to be mothers. Guys just don't have this limitation.

blurry 18y ago
If only it were true. Yes, biologically speaking, women have an "expiration" date. However, no less biologically speaking, men need women to mate with, and therein lies a problem. If you cannot find a woman to mate with, your ability to have children is zero, and seeing as young ladies do not go for older gentlemen unless said gentlemen are wealthy (a negligibly small percentage of the population) the end result for men and women is zero sum game. Sorry if the above paragraph comes out too callous, comparing men to walking wallets, but the truth is, money does matter, and in the end a man is only as good as his money, if he wants someone to marry him. Women just don't have this limitation. P.S. I hope it's clear that the last paragraph was a parody on the post above. Personally, I think reducing women to their looks and men to their wallets is ridiculous. I was just illustrating a point.