A woman's income appeal is a bell-shaped curve: men do not want to date low-earning women, but once a woman starts earning too much, they seem to be scared off.

Steven D. Levitt
A woman's income appeal is a bell-shaped curve: men do...
A woman's income appeal is a bell-shaped curve: men do...
A woman's income appeal is a bell-shaped curve: men do...
A woman's income appeal is a bell-shaped curve: men do...
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The curve for a woman’s appeal is a bell-shaped curve. The high end of this curve is where a woman earns enough to attract the best men in the world. The low end of the curve is where a woman earns enough to attract bad-looking men and angry, angry women. If you’re a man who can meet a woman on the high side of that curve, you’ll have the best life imaginable, but if you’re a man who can meet a woman on the low side of that curve, you’ll have the worst life imaginable.

Source: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side Of Everything

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