Snapshot · Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships
Campus Explorer data shows 28% of married college graduates attended the same college as their spouse, making college one of the most fertile grounds for long-term partnership.
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Emily examines why people often feel pulled back to relationships formed in earlier life stages, starting with college. Campus Explorer data shows 28% of married graduates met their spouse at the same institution — a figure that feels low to Emily given her partner's social circle but is still statistically remarkable. [1] — Emily Matlack "28% of married grads met at college: Campus Explorer data shows 28% of married college graduates attended the same college as their spouse,…" 14:32 The hosts reflect on how college concentrates proximity, shared life stage, and unstructured time in a way adult life almost never replicates; Jace wistfully notes that as adults, the only way to meet people is through work or deliberate meetups. Emily then pivots to Barry Schwartz's Paradox of Choice: with an enormous number of potential partners theoretically accessible through dating apps, the abundance can paradoxically feel overwhelming rather than liberating. [2] — Emily Matlack "College concentrates thousands of similar-aged, similarly-educated people in close proximity with abundant unstructured time — conditions n…" 12:40 A partner who seemed 'almost right' at 23 may look considerably more appealing at 35 when the dating pool has contracted and many desirable people are already partnered, which the hosts connect directly to the impulse to revisit exes. Jace adds that an ex who was once married carries a peculiar social proof — someone thought they were marriage-worthy, which raises their perceived desirability.
College concentrates thousands of similar-aged, similarly-educated people in close proximity with abundant unstructured time — conditions nearly impossible to replicate in adult life. Campus Explorer data shows 28% of married graduates met their spouse at the same college.
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