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Re:Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (1982) by michaelt on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @07:07PM (#20824983)
In this age of people marrying in their mid 30s after cohabiting, isn't a $10,000 diamond trivial as a signal compared to the opportunity cost of the time spent cohabiting?
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Re:Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (1982) by asfarley on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:16PM (#20825782)
Probably, yes... I'm not advocating any particular method of costly signalling, just that it's a valid concept
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