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The Marriage Market of Morphine
People from relatively high social classes try to marry someone from the very top of the distribution of social classes. A sortative mating is what you see when doctors pair up with other doctors, or lawyers marry other lawyers. On dating apps, you can filter potential matches based on education, professional background, age and physical appearance. The places where people are most likely to meet potential partners in real life tend to be school and work.