Though online dating is an end in itself for a few people, most of us are on dating sites to look for a long-term partner. But even when a couple settles into marriage or some other long-term relationship, economics is still very much in play. The fun is just beginning.
To see why, let’s think about life on the TV show Leave It to Beaver, which ran in the United States during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Older readers and those who watch a lot of TV Land will remember the show’s central family, the Cleavers. The Cleavers were typical of the era’s television families and, to some extent, its real families. They lived in a comfortable home in the suburbs. The “man of the house,” Ward Cleaver, commuted ...
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