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by nradov 2052 days ago
Dating is a "market for lemons".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons

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That's pretty rude. People are single for all sorts of reasons that don't make them "defective".
Read the article. "Markets for lemons" contain both "peaches" and "lemons". There are just forces acting on the market to keep the "lemons" there.