Dating and marriage are framed as markets where supply and demand shifts can reshape romantic outcomes. A personal story illustrates the idea: Jack Antonoff faced bullying at a New Jersey public school for being artsy and having blue-dyed hair, which others assumed meant he was gay. After transferring to a performing arts high school in New York City, he thrived among like-minded artsy students. He suggested his dating life improved because of a demographic imbalance, going from being mocked as “gay” to being the only straight kid in his class. The story connects to broader research on how gender imbalances can affect dating and marriage markets and influence who people meet and marry.
"“I went from being made fun of for being 'gay' because I had blue hair to being the only straight kid in the class,” Antonoff told Stern."
"“You picked a high school where everyone was gay so you get Scarlett Johansson.”"
"Economists and other social scientists have long studied how gender imbalances can dramatically reshape dating and marriage markets, whi"
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