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Can't find a guy to marry? It's not you, it's a shortage of suitable males, one expert says.
Dismissing common explanations such as a "hookup culture" in big cities and some college environments, business writer Jon Birger says in a new book, "Date-onomics," it's a numbers game. If there are more available women than men, then the males will have the upper hand in dating, with some avoiding commitment while they look for a "better" prospect. Nationally, he said, college campuses are 57 percent female to 43 percent male.
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