Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
beating the system
sorry for not posting for a while. did you guys happen to come across this article last week?
This is how you come to the Eligible-Bachelor Paradox, which is no longer so paradoxical. The pool of appealing men shrinks as many are married off and taken out of the game, leaving a disproportionate number of men who are notably imperfect (perhaps they are short, socially awkward, underemployed). And at the same time, you get a pool of women weighted toward the attractive, desirable “strong bidders.”
his theory is that as women who have been dealt stronger hands are more likely to be choosy and wait for ‘mr right’ to come along. meanwhile less “desirable” women, sensing the weakness of their position, will snap up most eligible bachelors.
as a male, i’m going to take away two lessons from this.
1) don’t get suckered into marrying early
2) even if your dream girl seems out of your league right now, by the time they hit their mid 30’s you’ll seem like a superstar :p
April 23rd, 2008 at 4:03 pm
al-tahafut said:
i’d say this paradox is about right. and your plan appears sufficiently cunning. nevertheless, i plan on staying single, since i also believe in this equation: marriage + me = epic fail.