Game Theory and The Pool of Eligible Bachelors

A short and sweet article today on Slate discussing how game theory applies to the problem of the shrinking pool of eligible bachelors as women age. Essentially, the women who think the most of themselves are most likely to hold out for the perfect match, which of course puts them in the position of having to choose a "perfect" match from the men who couldn't manage to get married, who were married, or who have no intention of marrying.

So, in this case, being picky backfires. Oddly enough. ;-)