Why Did You Marry That Person? (Ep. 511 Replay)

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Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 32K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Sure, you were “in love.” But economists — using evidence from "Bridgerton" to Tinder — point to what’s called “assortative mating.” And it has some unpleasant consequences for society.

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0:00.0	Hey there, I'm Stephen Dubner and it is June.
0:08.2	You know what June is famous for, don't you?
0:11.5	It's right.
0:12.5	Weddings, especially this June, with so much pent-up wedding demand from COVID.
0:18.8	When two people decide to marry each other, do you ever stop to think why they made that
0:24.2	decision?
0:25.2	I mean, really think about it?
0:27.9	That's what this episode is about.
0:29.7	We first published it last year and now we have updated facts and figures as necessary.
0:35.0	Hope you enjoy.
0:39.0	Mark Gognay is from Spain, but a few years ago he moved to Norway.
0:43.5	I live here with my girlfriend.
0:45.4	Is your girlfriend Spanish?
0:47.0	No, she's from Estonia actually.
0:50.6	Did you meet her at a ball at the Queen's Palace?
0:54.2	No, no, no, no.
0:56.0	I'm as far as possible from the aristocracy.
1:00.6	So you're saying for the record, you're not an aristocrat.
1:04.1	I'm not an aristocrat.
1:08.0	Although Gognay is not an aristocrat, he is the next best thing.
1:11.9	At least in my book, he's an economist.
1:14.8	He teaches at the University of Bergen.
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