I dont see how a goverment-run dating service would solve the issue that social-media had made hypergamy run on steroids and that people today have much higher demands on their partner than ever before.
In sweden we have one semi popular dating site with minimal amount of matching algoritms and swiping and such and its no easier there to find a partner than on tinder.
Hypergamy is real. "I need to have a baby, but eew this guy is a dork, I'm not giving him my womb, and look at all these cool guys on insta" is a real conversation I've had.
Had one drop me for a professional DJ.
A friend of mine was convinced she was going to marry a famous basketball player.
You can guess how these "relationships" went.
Super average women with one or two OUTSTANDING characteristics (get it.)
It's a real problem.
Fortunately, I already had kids when we were both younger and dumber which might ultimately be the solution: keep humans off social media until they're grandparents.
Haha, this made me laugh and made me think of an absurd analogy.
Women are buying call options (hedge against rising prices) on men and the premium is the emotional damage that occurs when the market price on the guy falls below the strike price (turns out the man is a dud) and the woman refrains from pursuing the guy (no marriage).
It's poor in taste but I just can't unsee the similarity...
blodkorv · · focus · HN ↗
In sweden we have one semi popular dating site with minimal amount of matching algoritms and swiping and such and its no easier there to find a partner than on tinder.
dingaling911 · · focus · HN ↗
Had one drop me for a professional DJ.
A friend of mine was convinced she was going to marry a famous basketball player.
You can guess how these "relationships" went.
Super average women with one or two OUTSTANDING characteristics (get it.)
It's a real problem.
Fortunately, I already had kids when we were both younger and dumber which might ultimately be the solution: keep humans off social media until they're grandparents.
imtringued · · focus · HN ↗
Women are buying call options (hedge against rising prices) on men and the premium is the emotional damage that occurs when the market price on the guy falls below the strike price (turns out the man is a dud) and the woman refrains from pursuing the guy (no marriage).
It's poor in taste but I just can't unsee the similarity...
KellyCriterion · · focus · HN ↗
Sorry, no offense, but what are you doing, if I may ask?
Maybe she was still in her party age/too young?
(I know there are some DJs who are famous and millionaires, but most of them Ive met live a life that is more or less out of control)
dingaling911 · · focus · HN ↗
It was the other way around, she never partied. Nice gal.