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Assortive Mating? All the Cool Kids Are Doing It

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At least one professor at Penn knows what college is really about: finding your future spouse, duh. A recent study by Penn's Econ department shows that "assertive mating," or the tendency for high-income college-educated men and women to marry each other, leads to greater income inequality in the US. Who knew that roaming Huntsman Hall to find "the one" could be so destructive?

Here's some advice: instead of loitering outside of Domus, maybe find your future spouse somewhere else. Like on Tinder or...Drexel. Your parents might be a little upset you didn't bring home a nice Jewish boy, but hey, at least you're making the world a better place! Socialite Rose and penniless Jack turned out okay, right?

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