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[Society] is structured to distract people from the decisions that have a huge impact on happiness in order to focus attention on the decisions that have a marginal impact on happiness. The most important decision any of us make is who we marry. Yet there are no courses on how to choose a spouse. —David Brooks, political and cultural commentator

Meg Jay • The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now

In effect, a tool can be used to “prop up” the value of the network effects curve when the network is small.

Andrew Chen • The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects

These glimpses — never overshares — into Klein’s home life have helped him become more than just another New York Times know-it-all. Recently, he joked that listeners were getting a taste of what pillow talk is like in his house when his wife, the economist and Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowrey, came on to sort out a question they’ve clearly been ... See more

Maggie Bullock • Is Everybody Horny for Ezra Klein?

Carter loved the idea. He partnered with some of the best in Silicon Valley, and created a firm called Backplane, which would build a niche social-network platform that could be used by other artists and even brands. Gaga invested her own money in the venture. Gaga’s social network is called Littlemonsters.com and it is built completely around the

Jackie Huba • Monster Loyalty: How Lady Gaga Turns Followers into Fanatics

him in. Fitted clothes will keep him there. You don’t want to wear clothes that are so tight you bulge out of them, but you do want to show off your figure,

Lisa Johnson Mandell • Become Your Own Matchmaker: 8 Easy Steps for Attracting Your Perfect Mate

My advice is to not spend more than an hour a day, preferably less, on online dating and as I’ve mentioned before, make it only one third of your search.

Lisa Johnson Mandell • Become Your Own Matchmaker: 8 Easy Steps for Attracting Your Perfect Mate

The All-or-Nothing Marriage — Eli J. Finkel

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"Decentering men is working," Regina said. "And all these companies that rely on using you as the product are scrambling, trying to get you back in. Dating sites used to be free because you're the product. They are selling you to men without your consent.".

Bumble's billboard ads made fun of celibacy as an alternative to dating. It didn't go down well.

Since the ideal strategy for many singles is to date around enough to find someone worthy of marrying, the “game” is of a finite length. At some point, singles will necessarily have to double down on a date, i.e. , switch to exploitation. If you don’t date around (explore) at all, you may very well get stuck dating (or even marrying or having child... See more

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Meg Jay • The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now

Andrew Chen • The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects

Maggie Bullock • Is Everybody Horny for Ezra Klein?

Jackie Huba • Monster Loyalty: How Lady Gaga Turns Followers into Fanatics

Lisa Johnson Mandell • Become Your Own Matchmaker: 8 Easy Steps for Attracting Your Perfect Mate

Lisa Johnson Mandell • Become Your Own Matchmaker: 8 Easy Steps for Attracting Your Perfect Mate

The All-or-Nothing Marriage — Eli J. Finkel

Bumble's billboard ads made fun of celibacy as an alternative to dating. It didn't go down well.

Shreeda Segan • Dangerous Dating Protocols Web