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She's the One - by Bryan Caplan - Bet On It

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Measuring female marriageability

Request from a reader: As a young man myself, let me ask you for some advice on a question that I'm pondering on. What do I look for in a person I'm going to marry? How do I know if she is the one? My response draws on some relevant academic social science and psychology, blended with my cumulative life wisdom… such as it is. The Big Picture: Humans are good at hedonically adapting to most material conditions. You get used to your house, your car, your clothes, your granite countertop, and your money. What humans are bad at hedonically adapting to is… other people. If you spend a lot of…

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