{"id":54061,"date":"2016-01-28T20:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T02:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=54061"},"modified":"2026-10-23T10:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:08:22","slug":"podcast-173-date-onomics-how-skewed-sex-ratios-on-college-campuses-are-affecting-courtship-and-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/social\/dating\/podcast-173-date-onomics-how-skewed-sex-ratios-on-college-campuses-are-affecting-courtship-and-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #173: Date-onomics \u2014 How Skewed Sex Ratios on College Campuses Are Affecting Courtship and Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the past forty years we&#8217;ve seen dramatic changes in the way people date and marry. Sexuality has become more permissive and&nbsp;young adults are putting off marriage longer and longer. And a lot of ink has been spilt in an effort to explain exactly why. People talk about factors such as changing values and the changing economy.<\/p>\n<p>My guest today has a different take on the subject: he argues that it&#8217;s&nbsp;perhaps changing demographics that have really transformed&nbsp;mating patterns in the West. His name is Jon Birger and he&#8217;s the author of the book&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00U0OBRT4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00U0OBRT4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=stucosuccess&amp;linkId=FSXA3GZUT5SFDAZ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Date-onomics:&nbsp;How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em>Today on the podcast Jon and I discuss what effect&nbsp;changing sex ratios, particularly on college campuses, has&nbsp;had on courtship, male and female behavior, and marriage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past forty years we&#8217;ve seen dramatic changes in the way people date and marry. 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